 Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er...  The Guide to Knowledge - Page 426edited by - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...monuments and simple epitaphs of the swains, the amiable poet falls into a very natural reflection : For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing...being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the chearful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? Of this art POPE has exhibited some specimens... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who to dvmb Forgetfulness a prey, " 'i This pleasing, anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, ling' ring look behind > On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 pages
...the swains, the amiable poet falls into a very natural reflection : For who, to dumb forgetfulnessa prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the chearful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind f Of this art POPE has exhibited some specimens... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...monuments and simple epitaphs of the swains, the amiable poet falls into a very natural reflection : For who, to dumb forgetfulness a. prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign 'd, Left the warm precincts of the chearful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing...being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the chearful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...many a flower is born to blush unseen, " And waste its sweetness on the desart air." * For who to-dumb forgetfulness a prey' " This pleasing anxious being...day, " Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind." The former of these Mr. Gray has himself imitated, and I think improved in his Installation Ode—... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...around he strews, ;<, -. That teach the rustic moralist to die. ., ..,,. For who, to dumbforgetfulness,a prey, -, .,. .., This pleasing anxious being e'er...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...lines, the sound of the verse is made to imitate reluctance of uiiui. For who- to Humb forgctfolness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resign'd; Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring'look behind? We have now given sufficient openings into this subject:... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...fame and elegy supply, And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey This pleasing...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies. Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en from... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey, . This pleasing...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? • On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; Ev'n... | |
| |
