 | William Chambers - 1851 - 200 str.
...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...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,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 str.
...maze ! but not without a plan. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave to misery all he had —...gained from heaven ('twas all he wished) — a friend. I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and line sense, Yet wanting... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 str.
...unknown: Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompense as largely send: — Hegave to misery all he had, — a tear; He gained from Heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, (There they, alike, in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 472 str.
...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 to disclose, Nor draw his frailties... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 str.
...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 to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
 | William Russell - 1851 - 392 str.
...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 merits to disclose, Or... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 str.
...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 gained from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a frieno No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 str.
...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 wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode... | |
 | 1852 - 1170 str.
...writings Gray had Cowley evidently in mind ; eg in the epitaph to his "Elegy in a Country Churchyard :" " Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompence as largely send ; He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear; Hegained from Heav'n('t\vas all he wish'd)a friend." Cowley had previously... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1852 - 470 str.
...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 merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
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THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown. Fair Science 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... 
