 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 trang
...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 largely send : He gave to misery all he had, a tear ; He gained from heaven, 't was all he wished, a friend. No farther seek his merits... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 trang
...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 did a re'compense/ as largely se'nd, He gave to m'isery (a'll he ha"d) a te'ar : He gai'ned from He'aven ('twas all he wis'hed) a frie'nd. No farther seek his me'rits/... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1845 - 92 trang
...not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. XXXI. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely 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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1845 - 92 trang
...not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. XXX. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as 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... | |
 | William Russell - 1845 - 410 trang
...frown'd not on his humble birth ; And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from heaven — 'twas all he wished, — a friend. No further seek his... | |
 | John Hall - 1845 - 354 trang
...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*... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 trang
...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 to misery all he had, a tear ; He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend.4 No further seek his merits... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 trang
...frown'd not on his humble biriA, And Melancholy — mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven — 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... | |
 | 1846 - 436 trang
...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 largely send ; He gave to misery all he had, a tear ; He gained from Heaven ('t was all he wished) a friend. No further seek his merits... | |
 | Asa Humphrey - 1847 - 238 trang
...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 largely send ; He gave to misery, all he had, a tear ; He gained from heaven, 'twas all he wished, a friend. ON SLAVERY.— Cowper. 0 FOR... | |
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He gained from heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his father and his God. 
