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
| George Dyer - 1824 - 702 pages
...turn, not to be overlooked as a trifler, or as a labourer about nothing ; — operose nihit agenda : " 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... | |
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 402 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 anxious being e'er resign 'd, .Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind... | |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1824 - 464 pages
...faîne 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 resigii'd, S'ils n'ont pas des destins affronté la menace, Fait tonner au Sénat leur éloquente audace,... | |
| William Scott - 1825 - 382 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,...day ; Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind r On some fond breast the parting soul relies ; * ' Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; */... | |
| Moyle Sherer - 1825 - 454 pages
...to rot; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod." . We shrink from it; we all do. " Oh! who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, * * • " " This...resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, . Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?" We had a party calm, tranquil, and as little... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews, That teaeh the rustie moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm preeinets of the eheerful day, Nor east one longing, lingering look behind ? On some fond breast the... | |
| Moyle Sherer - 1825 - 454 pages
...warm motion to become A kneaded clod." We shrink from it; we all do. " Oh ! who, to dumb forgetfuluess a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?" We had a party calm, tranquil, and as little outwardly... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...bray'd Horrible discord ; and the madding wheels Of brazen fury rag'd. Sound imitating reluctance. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd ; Xeft the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? SECTION... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 pages
...bray'd Horrible discord ; and the madding wheels Of brazen fury rag'd. / Sound imitating reluctance. This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd ; Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longingl ling'ring look behind ? SECTION VI. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey,... | |
| John Kitto - 1825 - 244 pages
...difficult to assign a cause for that reluctance to die which even the wisest aud the best may experience ; For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering, look behind... | |
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