 He gain'd from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) 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.  Poems, journals, and essays - Page 232by Thomas Gray - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heav'n did a recompense as largely...gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike... | |
 | 1821 - 270 pages
...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 seek his...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. ODE TO LEVEN... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 pages
...science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear, Hegain'dfrom heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | 1821 - 282 pages
...hurqble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and hie 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 seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; lleav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear; Ilegaiu'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No father seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 196 pages
...humble birth, And melancholy inark'd him tor her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Hcav'n did a recompense as largely send: He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear, Hegain'dfrum heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pages
...gave to Misery all he had, a tear ; He gain'd from Heaven ('t was all he wish'd) a friend. No further 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. THE PROGRESS... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...Larsje was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompence as largely send : He gave to misery all he had — a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n, ('twas all he wish'd)a friend. No further seek his meHis to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,... | |
 | 1822 - 694 pages
...to his relief, and anguished and heart-broken he breathed his last in the Isle of Man ! ' No further 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.' JEREMY BENTHAM.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 pages
...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...to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode (There they alike in trembling 1 hope repose), The bosom of his Father and his God. . paventosa... | |
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