 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...melaneholy mark 'il him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sineere, Heaven did a reeompense ˅ wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to diselose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Readers - 1825 - 316 pages
...earth, ' And melancholy marked him for her own. La^ge was his bounty, and his souI sincere:" Heav-n did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had—a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n, ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Presses, Issues of - 1826 - 190 pages
...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...he had) a tear, He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on bis humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he kad — a tear. He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...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 Misery (all he had) a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...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...recompense as largely send. He gave to misery all he had—a tear : He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd)a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose,... | |
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 282 pages
...fame unknowA : Fair science frowned not ou his humble birt li, And melancholy marked him for her owni Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...largely send He gave to misery all he had, a tear ; He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wishe d) — a friend. c No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...him for her own. HERE rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven...recompense as largely send :— He gave to misery all he had—a tear; He gained from heaven—'twas all he wished—a friend. Na farther seek his merits to... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...fame unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven...:— He gave to misery all he had — a tear ; He gained from heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend. No farther -seek his merits to disclose, Or... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heav'n did a recompence as largely send; He gave to Misery ( all he had ) a tear, He gain'd from Heav'd ( 'twas all he wish' d ) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
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He gained from heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his father and his God. 
