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 resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor... English Poets of the Eighteenth Century - Pàgina 179editat per - 1918 - 364 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1839
...circumstances, being without its usual alleviations. It is a sweet consolation to die at home : ' On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious...cries, Even in our ashes live their wonted fires.' There is something dreadful, yet beautiful, in consumption. It. • 'Uualis conjecta cerva sagitta... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 357 pàgines
...being e'erd resigned'; Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day', Nor cast one longing', ling'ring look behind'? On some fond breast the parting soul...the tomb the voice of nature' cries', Even in our its/wn live their wonted Jireg\ For thee', who', mindful of the unhonoured dead', Dust' in these lines... | |
 | 1840
...alleviations. It is a sweet consolation to die at home: " On some fond breast the parting soul relics, Souie pious drops the closing eye requires; Even from the...cries, Even in our ashes live their wonted fires." There is something dreadful, yet beautiful, in consumption. It comes stealing on so softly and so silently.... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1839 - 248 pàgines
...country church yard, are distinguished by a happy choice of words. " For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?" The words longing and lingering express most forcibly the reluctance with which mankind quit this... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840
...to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering...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,... | |
 | George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840
...dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, — Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering...relies ; Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries ; E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires." It is... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840
...fame, shrink with horror from the thought of being utterly forgotten. " For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?" Fortunately for the happiness of popular poets they are generally buoyed up during their natural... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840
...fame, ihrink with horror from the thought of being utterly forgotten. " For who to dumb forgetfulncss a prey This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?" Fortunately for the happiness of popular poets they are generally buoyed up during their natural... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840
...fame, shrink with horror from the thought of being utterly forgotten. " For who to dumb forgetful ness a prey This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?" Fortunately for the happiness of popular poets they are generally buoyed up during their natural... | |
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