 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 - Pągina 179editat per - 1918 - 364 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | George Willson - 1840 - 288 pągines
...holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. 22 For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned,...day, — Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind 1 23 On some fond breast the parting soul relies : Some pious drops the closing eye requires : Even... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840
...shrink with horror from the thought of being utterly forgotten. " For who to dumb forgetful ness n prey This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?'' Fortunately for the happiness of popular poets they are generally buoyed up during their natural... | |
 | Cam river - 1841
...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,...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 tires. For thee,... | |
 | 1844
...angels are beckoning us away, how important is the sympathy of a fast and faithful friend ! Then, "On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious...cries, Even in our ashes live their wonted fires." How frequent are the opportunities BRIEF NOTICES. 89 for the display of fraternal sympathy ! This is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 118 pągines
...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 look...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. For thee,... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 357 pągines
...being e'erj resigned'; Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day', Nor cast one longing', ling'ring look behind'? On some fond breast the parting soul...live their wonted fires'. For thee', who', mindful of the unhonoured dead', Dostf in these lines their artless tale relate', If chance', by lonely contemplation... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1842 - 368 pągines
...and truthful sentiment of the bard of the " Country Church Yard." " For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned...day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind?" THE RETURN OF NAPOLEON FROM ST. HELENA. Ho ! City of the gay ! Paris ! what festal rite Doth call thy... | |
 | English poetry - 1844
...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,...live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of the unhonoured dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely contemplation... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844
...to dumb For^etfulncss a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the wann precincts of the north, whose flat and verdant fields, well stored...crew of the Pinta instantly began the Те .Deum, the unhonoured dead, Dost in thewe lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely Contemplation... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844
...holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb Forgetfulness require* ; Even from the tomb the voice of nature cries, Even in our ashes live their wonted fires.... | |
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