 Their name, their years, spelt by th' unlettered 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 resigned,...  The Library of Poetry and Song - Pagina 306geredigeerd door - 1925 - 1100 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 pagina’s
...sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. 21. Their name, their years, spelled by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. 22. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, — Left the... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...shapeless sculpture deckt, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For4 who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pagina’s
...shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en... | |
 | 1846 - 472 pagina’s
...to remain a little longer on the earth, which is never entirely obliterated from the human soul. " For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind?" There is no part of the poem which has more claim to originality, and at the same time which... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 276 pagina’s
...kneel ; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish : What is the following stanza called ? For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing,...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind? — Gray. Alas ! they had been friends in youth ; But whispering tongues can poison truth ;... | |
 | Asa Humphrey - 1847 - 238 pagina’s
...protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculptures deckt, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Even from... | |
 | Douglas Lane Patey, Timothy Keegan - 1985 - 280 pagina’s
...two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his 'Elegy in a Country Churchyard.'" This was one: For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing...cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind? The other he said he had forgotten/ 12 The remark, agreeing left-handedly with his final tribute... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pagina’s
...sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many...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?... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pagina’s
...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. 80 Their name, their years, spelt by th' unlettered muse,...resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some... | |
 | Harold Bloom - 1997 - 212 pagina’s
...shapeless sculpture decked. Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse. The place of fame and elegy supply:...cheerful day. Nor cast one longing lingering look behind? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; Ev'n... | |
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