 Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd 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...  The Works of Lord Byron - Page 440by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...learn'd to 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 still erected nigh, With unconth rhymes and shapeless sculpture dvck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name,... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...leam'd to stray — Along the cool setiwster'd vale of life, They kept tf.e noisekss tenor of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult to protect, • • Some frail memorial still erected nigh, \\ ith uncouth riij 'mes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the pasting tribute of a sigh. Their... | |
 | 1829 - 632 pages
...who has drawn a picture, to which, alas ! there are but too many originals. THE VILLAGE CHURCHYARD. " Yet e'en these bones from insult to protect, Some...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deckM, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. " Their names, their years, spelt by th' unlettered... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 pages
...stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet ev'n these bones from insult to protect Some frail memorial...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...learn'd to stray—- Along the cool seqnester'd vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet e'en the'se bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, .With uncotth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the pasting tribute of a sigh. T"heir name,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...learn'd to stray — Along 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 memorial still erected nigh, With unciuth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...way. Yet e'en these bones from intuit to protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigli, Withuncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. The'ir name, their year*, spelt by the unleller'd muse, The pla"e of fame and elt-gy supply ; And many... | |
 | 1821 - 270 pages
...to 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...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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 pages
...stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. Yet ev'n these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 196 pages
...noiseless tenonr of their way. Yet cv'n these bonus from insult to protect, Some frail memorial siill erected 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, The place of fame and elogy supply : And many... | |
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