 | 1832 - 510 Seiten
...honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?' And again : — ' For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ?' Here we have not only ' the tone that tells of personal experience,' but the startling and impressive... | |
 | 1833 - 244 Seiten
...illustrations of the poet's fancy ; may we not in every country see — ' Their name, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse, ' The place of fame and elegy supply...strews, ' That teach the rustic moralist to die.' ' The latter part of your quotation,' said Neville, ' is not so frequent ; in general the inscriptions... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 Seiten
...shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse, The place of fame and elegy supply...resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? , t • • • i • On some fond breast the parting... | |
 | Henry Burgess (of Luton) - 1836 - 446 Seiten
..."the rude forefathers of the hamlet" he proceeds; "Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind... | |
 | 1836 - 558 Seiten
...decked Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name.their years.spelt by the unlettered most, The place of fame and elegy supply, And many a holy...forgetfulness a prey This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind ?... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 Seiten
...nigh, Their names, their years, spelt by the unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply 5 And many a holy text around she strews—• That...Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing—lingering look behind... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 Seiten
...He was interred yesterday, at a place he lately purchased in the burying ground on the Calton. % " For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ? ' ' A monument on that airy elevated cemetery, which, on account of a magnificent terrace now carried... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 Seiten
...sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their years, spelt by the unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 166 Seiten
...n'ont pas étouffé dans leur âme flétrie Et la pitié qui pleure, et le remords qui crie ; XVII. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. XXI. TiV yàp \adfduvi aTvyfpa TOiTOV fi^fтo OV/AOI*, Qs Kai íívfv K\avdfio1o ßiov y\vKnrfvdfa... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 154 Seiten
...indotta man vi segna, E con sacre sentenze intorno sparte, Al buon oultore di morire insegna. xxi. XXI. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. Tir yap \a6fSovi crrvyfpu TOcrOV fi\fTo 6vfiuv, Qs KOI iivrv K\av6fiolo ftivv y\Viuirfv6fa \ciirfiv',... | |
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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... 
