 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pàgines
...sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their names, their years, spelt by the unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pàgines
...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 ; And many...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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 166 pàgines
...n'ont pas étouffé dans leur âme flétrie Et la pitié qui pleure, et le remords qui crie ; XVII. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. XXI. TiV yàp \adfduvi aTvyfpa TOiTOV fi^fтo OV/AOI*, Qs Kai íívfv K\avdfio1o ßiov y\vKnrfvdfa... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 154 pàgines
...indotta man vi segna, E con sacre sentenze intorno sparte, Al buon oultore di morire insegna. xxi. XXI. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. Tir yap \a6fSovi crrvyfpu TOcrOV fi\fTo 6vfiuv, Qs KOI iivrv K\av6fiolo ftivv y\Viuirfv6fa \ciirfiv',... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1839 - 216 pàgines
...mourir, Implorent du passant le tribut d'un soupir. XXI. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. Tís yàp \adflSovt crrvyfpâ rótrov (ï%fTo Os кш âvev K\av6/ioio ßiov у\шигечвеа XfiVetv;... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pàgines
...decked', Implores the passing tribute of a sigh'. Their name', their years', spelled by tit' unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply'; And many a holy text around she strews'," That teach* the rustick moralist to die'. For who', to dumb forgetfulness a prey', This pleasing', anxious being e'erd... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1839 - 262 pàgines
...from Gray's Elegy, written in a country church yard, are distinguished by a happy choice of words. " For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned ? Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind... | |
 | George Willson - 1840 - 298 pàgines
...decked. Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. ,_ 21 Their names, their years, spoiled by the unlettered muse The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...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... | |
 | Margaret Anne Doody, Professor of English Margaret Anne Doody - 1985 - 314 pàgines
...centrally Augustan in its concerns, and gives us some valuable clues to the rest of Augustan poetry. For who to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing...being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the chearful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind? (lines 85-8) On a universal level, that speaks... | |
 | Douglas Lane Patey, Timothy Keegan - 1985 - 280 pàgines
...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 anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind?... | |
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Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. 
