 With uncouth rhymes and 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 : And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist...  Chambers's national reading-books - Page 282by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877Full view - About this book
 | THOMAS WEMYSS - 1840 - 560 pages
...were done " to be seen by men ;" and our Lord traces them all to the principle of vain ostentation. " Yet even these bones from insult to protect, Some...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing trihute of a sigh." The Jews were in the habit of visiting the sepulchres... | |
 | 1841 - 908 pages
..." unhonored dead," 1941.] [Ann, when wandering through this silent grave, will find— 14 Yet ev'n these bones from insult to protect, " Some frail memorial...decked " Implores the passing tribute of a sigh." Situated in full view of the Tillage, it would seem as if this spot had been selected in order that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tcnour of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unletter'd Muse,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...2Along the cool, sequester'd vale of life', | They kept the noiseless tenor of their way,. | Yet e'en these bones, from insult to protect, | Some frail...nigh', | With uncouth rhymes, and shapeless sculpture deckW', | Implores the passing tribute of a sigh,. | Their names', their years', spell'd by theunletter'd... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1841 - 926 pages
...OF LIFE. BY DALTON INGOLD8BY. GAME THE SECOND. GAME THE SECOND. THE INHERITANCE. CHAPTER I. Yet e'en these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculptures deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. GRAY. A TICARAOE AND A VICAR OF THE OLDEN... | |
 | William Jones - 1842 - 294 pages
...and to whom a little plain clothing, and the coarsest fare, gave full content:— ' Yet e'en their bones, from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, ' Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. ' Their name, their years, spelt by the' unletter'd... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 pages
...sculptureb decked', Implores the passing tribute of a sigh'. Their name', their years', spelled by th' unlettered muse. The place of fame and elegy supply'; And many a holy text around she strews',c That teach* the rustick moralist to die'. For who', to dumb forgetfulness a prey', This pleasing',... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these...Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth 21 rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'il, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their... | |
 | Henry Davies - 1843 - 262 pages
...and in his " Meditations among the Tombs," will be forcibly reminded of Gray's stanzas: " Yet er'n these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...nigh ; With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implore the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse,... | |
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