For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employ'd, and wanted most ; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound ; And all the reasoning powers divine, To penetmte, resolve, combine ; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow,—... James McMillan: Late a Senator from Michigan - Página 1081903 - 146 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1808 - 546 páginas
...be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employ'd, when wanted motit ; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound i And all the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine ; And feelings keen, and fancy's... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 páginas
...he thy requiescat dumh, Lest it he said o'er Fox's tomh. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When hest employed, and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and...play, not wound; And all the reasoning powers divine, Te penetrate, resolve, comhine; And feelings keen, and fancy's glow, — They sleep with him who sleeps... | |
| British melodies - 1820 - 280 páginas
...requiescat <lnmli. Lest it be said o'er Fox's tomh. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employ'd, and wanted most ; Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to pl»y, not wound ; And all the reasoning powers di vine, To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings... | |
| Sinclare Kelburn - 1821 - 392 páginas
...contemplating the grave of such a man, the mind almost involuntarily adopts the moral lesson of the poet} We "Mourn genius high, and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound, And feelings keen, and fancy's glow — They sleep with him who sleeps below/ i DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 páginas
...retjuiescat dumb. Lest it be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost. When best employ M and wanted most; Mourn genius high, and lore profound,...penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, and fancy'sglow, — They sleep with him who sleeps below : And, if thou mourn'st they could not save From... | |
| 1837 - 598 páginas
...follow it, the original MS. of Marmion has only the following:— " If genius high, and judgment sound, And wit that loved to play, not wound, And all the...reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine, Could save one mortal oftneherd Prom errori-Fox had never erred." insinuate that the author had his... | |
| Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 páginas
...sigh, Because his rival slumbers nigh; Nor be thy remiieecat dumb, Lest it be saido'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employed,...To penetrate, resolve, combine; And feelings keen, aud fancy's glow^— They sleep with him who sleeps below And, if thou mourn'st they could not вате... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 92 páginas
...sigh, Beeause his Rival slumbers nigh ; Nor be tby requieseat dumb, Lest it be said o'er Fox's tomb. For talents mourn, untimely lost, When best employed,...the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, eomhine ; And feelings keen, and faney's glow, — They sleep with him who sleeps below : And, if thou... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 430 páginas
...follow it, the original MS. of Marmiou has only the following : ' If genius high and judgment sound, And wit that loved to play, not wound, And all the...reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine, Could save one mortal of the herd From error — Fox had never err'd." his presentation copies struck... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 páginas
...follow it, the original MS. of Marmion has only the following : ' If genius high and judgment sound, And wit that loved to play, not wound, And all the...reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine, Could save one mortal of the herd From error — Fox had never err'd." his presentation copies struck... | |
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