 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 sivua
...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 ?...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, Ev'n in our Ashes li ve their wonted Fires. For the'e,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 sivua
...around he strews, ;<, -. That teach the rustic moralist to die. ., ..,,. For who, to dumbforgetfulness,a prey, -, .,. .., This pleasing anxious being e'er...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, , . KV'JJ in our ashes live their wonted firts. For... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 sivua
...born to blush unseen, " And waste its sweetness on the desart air." * For who to-dumb forgetfulness a prey' " This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd,*'...day, " Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind." The former of these Mr. Gray has himself imitated, and I think improved in his Installation Ode—... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 sivua
...lines, the sound of the verse is made to imitate reluctance of uiiui. For who- to Humb forgctfolness 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? We have now given sufficient openings into this subject:... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 sivua
...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,...requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, B'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonor'd dead, Dost... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 sivua
...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,...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. • For thee,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 sivua
...holy text around she itrewi, That teach the rutitic moraliit to die. For who, to dumb forget fulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd,...fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops tlie closing eye requires : FV'IJ from the tomb, the voice of nature cries, i in our ashes live their... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sivua
...anxious tiring e'er rcsign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Norcasi one longing, ling'iing ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to mislead the hound, And measures back her ma : ET'Q from the tomb, the voice of nature cries, Ev'nin our ashes liie their wonted sires. Further,... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 sivua
...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,...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires, Ev'n from the tomb the voice of nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 682 sivua
...injilorius eKul, Dum tacito elabens vita tenure fluit. For who, to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleading anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts...ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting sou! relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries,... | |
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Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd 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 resign'd,... 
