Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor... Burford Cottage, and Its Robin-red-breast - Pàgina 330per Edward Augustus Kendall - 1835 - 476 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pàgines
...longing, lingering look behind ? On fome fond breaft the parting foul relies, Some pious drops the clofing eye requires : E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our allies live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Doft in thefc lines their... | |
| 1854 - 800 pàgines
...as bespeaks, into the earth? Here is the whole stanza : — " On some fond breast the parting sonl relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires, E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, K'en in our ashes live their wonted 6res." It is altogether, it will be seen, a very elaborate... | |
| William Scott - 1817 - 416 pàgines
...e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day ; Pi or cast one longing, ling'ring iook behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies ;' Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; K'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'eu in our ashes live their wonted sires. For thee,... | |
| 1849 - 802 pàgines
...— how comely in critical old age ! Any farther fanlt to find with our friend Mitford ? NORTH. " On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires, Even from the tomb the voice of nature cries , Even in our ashes live their wonted fires." •' ' Pious... | |
| Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 pàgines
...anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee,... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 398 pàgines
...anxious being e'nr resign'd, Left the warm precinetsof the cheerful day; Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies ; Some pious drops the closing eve r< qnir«s ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted... | |
| 1820 - 344 pàgines
...must afford no mean solace to a person about to take a lasting leave of all who are dear to him. " On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires." It must afford no small consolation to reflect, that those who survive will not anxiously strive, as... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 pàgines
...being e'er resign'd, •Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day ; Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies ; Some pious drcps the closing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pàgines
...holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd,...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 pàgines
...holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. , For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd,...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee,... | |
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