| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 sidor
...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 cast one longing ling'ring look behind? On some fond breast... | |
| 1800 - 322 sidor
...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 cast one longing ling'ring look behind? On some fond breast... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 sidor
...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 cast one longing ling'ring look behind ?... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 sidor
...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 cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? XXI. The poet... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 sidor
...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 cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast... | |
| 1812 - 1020 sidor
...1812, With uncouth rhymes, and shhpless sculpture cteck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd ? J.ct't the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one lunging, lingering look, behind. GHAY'S... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 sidor
...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 resiga'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling' ring look behind?... | |
| 1806 - 330 sidor
...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 cast one longing ling'ring look behind? On some fond breast... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 sidor
...monuments and simple epitaphs of the swains, the amiable poet falls into a very natural reflection : For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the chearful day, Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind ? Of this art POPE... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 sidor
...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 cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast... | |
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