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" Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere... "
London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Page 129
1751
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The literary class book; or, Readings in English literature

Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He...
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The American Elocutionist: Comprising 'Lessons in Enunciation', 'Exercises ...

William Russell - 1851 - 392 pages
...earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; — Fair science fro'wn'd not on his humble birth ; And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had — a tear ;...
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The Illustrated London Reading Book

1851 - 278 pages
...of Earth — A Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He...
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A Book for a Corner, Or Selections in Prose and Verse from Authors the Best ...

Leigh Hunt - 1852 - 460 pages
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send; He gave to misery all he had—a tear; He gain'd...
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A Book for a Corner; Or, Selections in Prose and Verse from ..., Volumes 1-2

Leigh Hunt - 1852 - 470 pages
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had — a tear ; He...
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A Book for a Corner: Or, Selections in Prose and Verse from ..., Volume 1

1852 - 460 pages
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him, for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had — a tear ; He...
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First collection of instructive extracts

Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 pages
...lap of Earth, A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth) And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to Misery all he had — a tear ; He...
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Elements of Rhetoric and Literary Criticism: With Copious Practical ...

James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 pages
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to misery all he had, a tear ; He...
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The Chilswell Book of English Poetry

1924 - 296 pages
...lap of Earth A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science frown 'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Misery all he had, a tear, He gain'd...
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Outlines of English Literature: With Readings

William Joseph Long - 1925 - 844 pages
...lap of Earth A Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown. Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd...
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