 Levet to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Yet still he fills affection's eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor lettered arrogance deny Thy praise to merit unrefined.  Address[es] - Page 28by Massachusetts. Governor (1861-1866 : Andrew) - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...nature call'd for aid, And hov'ring death prepar'd the blow, His vig'rous remedy display'd The pow'r of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern...useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor lettered arrogance deny Thy praise to merit unrefin'd. IV. When fainting nature called for aid, And hovering...remedy displayed The power of art, -without the show. V. In misery's darkest caverns known, His ready help was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish poured his... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...fainting nature call'd for aid, And hovering death prepar'd the blow, His vigorous remedy display 'd The power of art without the show. In misery's darkest...useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons rnock'd by chill delay, No petty gain... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...wise and coarsely kind ; Nor lettered arrogance deny Thy praise to merit unrenn'd. IV. When fainting1 nature called for aid, And hovering death prepared...remedy displayed The power of art," without the show. V. In misery's darkest caverns known, His ready help was ever nigh, Where hopeless ang-uish poured... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...nature call'd for aid, And hov'ring death prepar'd the blow, His vig'rous remedy display'd The pow'r of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern...useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...nature call'd for aid, And hov'ring death prepar'd the blow, His vig'rous remedy clisplay'd The pow'r of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern...useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd hy chill delay, No putty gain disdain'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...nature call'd for aid, And hov'ring death preparM the blow, His vig'rous n medy display'd The pow'r of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, [Vhere hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die, «o summons mock'd by chill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...fainting nature call'd for aid, And hovering death prepar'd the blow, His vigorous remedy display'd The power of art without the show. In misery's darkest...useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill'd delay, No petty gain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pages
...fainting Nature call'd for aid, And hovering Death prepaid the blow, His vigorous remedy display'd The power of art without the show. In misery's darkest...useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...sincere, Of ev'ry friendless narte the ftietid. " When fainting Nature called for aid, •< " In Mis'ry's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh ; Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely Want retired to die. The successive losses of those friends, whom kindness... | |
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