 | Readings - English poetry - 1843 - 466 pages
...strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones...Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth 21 rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'il, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their... | |
 | Henry Davies - 1843 - 262 pages
...and in his " Meditations among the Tombs," will be forcibly reminded of Gray's stanzas: " Yet er'n these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...nigh ; With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implore the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept nd their cruel uncle was to be seen fairly epelt by the unlettered mua«, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones...still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculptures deckt, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unlettered... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1844 - 324 pages
...sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th" imletter'd muse. The place of fame and elegy supply : And many...strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, lu dumh Forgetfulness a prey. This pleasing anxious heing: e'er resign M, , Left the warm precincts... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept tho noiseless tenor of their way. Yet eron peering tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse The place of fame... | |
 | Leonor de Almeida Portugal Lorena e Lencastre Alorna (Marquesa de) - 1844 - 298 pages
...stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet ev'n these bones from insult to protect Some frail memorial...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. » Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...protect, Some frail memorial still3 erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deckt, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For4 who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 pages
...strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray : Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones...decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their years, spelled by the unlettered Muse, The place of fume and elegy supply j And many a... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...noiseless te'nor/ of their wa'y. Yet even the'se bo'nes, (from insult to pro'tect,) Some frail memorTal/ still erected nig'h, With uncouth rhy'mes/ and shapeless...(spelt by the unlettered m'use) The place of fa'me/ and eregy suppl'y ; And many a holy te'xt/ around she stre'ws, That teach the rustic m'oralist/ to dTe.... | |
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With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist... 
