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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. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, . Heaven did a recompense as... "
Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source Passages and ... - Page 243
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The rhetorical reader, consisting of choice specimens of oratorical ...

John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...unkno'wn. Fair Sci'ence frow'ned not/ on his humble bir'th ; And Me"lancholy-marked-him/ for her owAn. Lar'ge was his bou'nty/, and his s'oul sincer'e; Heaven...rep'ose,) The bos'om of his F'ather and his Go'd. * The "Epitaph" should be read in a lower tone of voice, and- in such a manner as a good reader would really...
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National Preceptor

Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 pages
...unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. 31. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven...from heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend. 32. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode — (There...
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Studies in English poetry [an anthology] with biogr. sketches and notes by J ...

Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty,2 and his soul sincere ;3 Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave...tear ; He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend.4 No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There5...
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Thomas Gray - 1845 - 92 pages
...unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. XXXI. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...send : He gave to Misery all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend IJ.:NE\V XXXII. No further seek his merits to disclose,...
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Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard

Thomas Gray - 1845 - 92 pages
...unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. XXX. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...largely send : He gave to Misery all he had — a tear ; XXXI. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode : (There...
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 pages
...lap of earth, A vouth, to fortnne and to fame unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his...sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send : — Hegave to misery all he had, — a tear ; He gained from Heaven — 't was all he wished —...
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Elocution; Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy: Involving the Principles of ...

C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pages
...and \ofamt — unknown : Fair Science — frown'd not on his humble biriA, And Melancholy — mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul...— did a recompense — as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear; [friend. He gain'd from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) — а No farther...
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 pages
...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. Large was his...sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send : — Ho gave to misery all he had, — a tear ; He gained from Heaven — 'twas all he wished - a...
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Elocution, Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy: Involving the Principles of ...

C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 pages
...and lofame — unknown : Fair Seicne.e — frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy — mnrk'd him for her own Large was his bounty, and his soul...sincere; Heaven — did a recompense — as largely send lie gave to mil'ry all he had — a tear; [friend. He gain-d from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) —...
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The Reader's Guide: Containing a Notice of the Elementary Sounds in the ...

John Hall - 1845 - 354 pages
...repeat it, sir', we must FIGHT ! An appeal to arms', and to the God of hosts', is all that Is left us. Large was his bounty', and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry' all he hadv, — a tearv ; He gained from heaven — 'twas all he wished' — a friend'. Hush*...
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