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" THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. "
A Collection of Eighteenth Century Verse - Page 255
edited by - 1907 - 484 pages
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...borne. " Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, " Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. " HERE rests his head upon the lap of...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...
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Poetry Explained for the Use of Young People

Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...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 marked him...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...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...patron in the heavens, to enliven their prosperity, or to warm their hearts with gratitude and trust ! EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of earth,...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...
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A select collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions, with anecdotes ...

Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...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...Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; 148 No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...borne. " Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, " Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. " HERE rests his head upon the lap of...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...
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Poëmes ou morceaux détachés de differens auteurs anglais, traduits en vers ...

Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...Approach, and read, for thou canst read, the lay » Grav'd on the stone, beneath yon aged thorn. » THE EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of earth...youth, to fortune and to fame unknown. Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. K Large was his bounty, and...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, ' Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.' Ihe EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth...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...
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Poetical Works

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him foi 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 further seek his...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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...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 wiah'd) a friend. NO further seek his...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6

1809 - 402 pages
...: [Isy, Approach and read (for thou canst read) the. Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.'* THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth,...Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science frown 'd not on bis humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him fur her own. Large was bis bounty, and...
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