 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagine
...Melsncholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul finccre, Hisv'n did a rccompcnfe as largely fend : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear ; [a friend. He gain'd from Hcav'n ('twas all he wifh'd) No farther feck his merits to difclofe, Or... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1797 - 188 pagine
...Melancholy mark'd him for her own. no Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere; Heav'n did a recommence as largely fend ; He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, i zj He gain'd from Heav'n ('t was all he wifli'd) a friend. No farther feek his merits to difclofe,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 pagine
...Melancholy mark'd him for her own. 1zo Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere ; Heav'n did a recompenfe as largely fend: He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; \n He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wifh'd) a friend. No further feek his merits to difclofe,... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pagine
...melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere ; Heav'n did a recompenfe as largely fend : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wifh'd) a friend. No further feek his merits to difclofe, Or draw his frailties from... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pagine
...Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere; Heav'n did a recompenfe as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wifli'd) a friend. No farther feek his merits to difclofe, Or draw his frailties from... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pagine
...for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 pagine
...melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large waj his bounty, and his foul fmcere, Heav'n did a recompnce as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry, all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas aU he •.viil.'J), friend. No farther feck hii menu to difclofe, Or draw his frailties from... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pagine
...him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. [451 Before the Epitaph, Mr. Gray originally inserted a very beautiful... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pagine
...her own. " Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: " He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, " He gain'd from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) " a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, " Or draw his frailties from... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pagine
...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 from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. " No farther seek his merits to displose, Or draw his frailties from... | |
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Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God. 
