 | James Beattie - 1809 - Liczba stron: 406
...death, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend. Yet one reads them with a smile, when one recollects the original: 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". But in most cases... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 622
...fame unknown, Fair Science fro\Mi'd imt on his humble birth, And .Melancholy inark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to >!;scry all he had, a tear ; [friend. Ik: gain'd from H-.aven ('twas all he wish'd) a No further sevk... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 622
...unknown, Fair Science ftro^n'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy inark'd him for her own. Largo was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Misery all he hart, a trar ; [friend. He gain'd from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a No further seek... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - Liczba stron: 276
...Fame unknown ; Fair Science 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 wish'd, a Friend. No farther seek... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - Liczba stron: 416
...faiue unknown Fair Science 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'mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) — a friend. No farther... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - Liczba stron: 366
...unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. targe was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to rais'ry all he had— a tear ; He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) 'A friendt No farther seek... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - Liczba stron: 284
...preservation. There scatter'd oft, the earliest of the year, By hands unseen are showers of violets found ; 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. No farther seek his... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - Liczba stron: 308
...science trownV not on his humble hirth, And melancholy markM him for her own. Large was his bounly, 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. No further seek... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - Liczba stron: 382
...fame unknown ; Fair Science frovvn'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy inark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to rnis'ry all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) — a friend. No farther... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1826 - Liczba stron: 190
...fame unknown : Fair science 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 wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his... | |
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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. 
