 | John Britton - 1813 - 1036 páginas
...require, Who touch'd the tenderest notes of Pity's lyre, Who join'd pure faith to strong poetic pow'rs, Who in reviving reason's lucid hours, Sought on one...rest, And rightly deem'd the book of God the best." In the cloisters is interred William Chillingworth, an eminent divine of the 17th century, and the... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 364 páginas
...raise; J-or this the ashes of a hard require Who touch'd the tenderest notes of Piiy's lyre, Who joined pure faith to strong poetic powers, Who in reviving...rest, And rightly deem'd the Book of God the best !" On the Broile, near the city, are the vestiges of a Roman camp, about three miles in length, and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 páginas
...thickening horror, and exalt his woe. Ye walls that echoed to his frantic moan! Guard the due records of this grateful stone. Strangers to him, enamour'd...rest, And rightly deem'd the Book of God the best 1 . ORIENTAL ECLOGUES. ECLOGUE I. SELIM; OR, THE SHEPHERD'S MORAL. SCENE—A VALLEY NEAR BAGDAT. TIME,... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - 1822 - 316 páginas
...the due record of this grateful stone; Strangers to him, enamour'd of his lays, This fond memorial of his talents raise; For this the ashes of a bard require,...rest, And rightly deem'd the book of God the best. • Collins spent his latest days in Chichester, his birth-place; and expired in the house of Mrs.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 páginas
...For this, the ashes of a Bard require, Who touch'd the tenderest notes of Pity's lyre ; Who jpin'd pure Faith to strong poetic powers, Who, in reviving...mind to rest, And rightly deem'd the Book of God the best1. 1 The closing couplet of this epitaph alludes to a wellknow anecdote related In Dr. Johnson,... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 páginas
...fond memorial to his talents raise. For this the ashes of a bard require, Who touch' d the tend'rest notes of Pity's lyre ; Who join'd pure faith to strong...powers, Who, in reviving Reason's lucid hours, Sought OD one book his troubled mind to rest, And rightly deem'd the book of God the best. STANZAS, WRITTEN... | |
 | James Rouse - 1825 - 448 páginas
...his frantic moan, Guard the due record of this grateful stone. Strangers to him, enamour 'd of bis lays, This fond memorial to his talents raise ; For...mind to rest, And rightly deem'd the Book of God the belt ! (according to the situation of the hermitage or cells of the first preachers of Christianity... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 páginas
...fond memorial to his talents raise. For this the ashes of a bard require, Who touch'd the tend'rest notes of pity's lyre; Who join'd pure faith to strong...rest'. And rightly deem'd the book of God the best. I shall now.present to the reader three very interesting letters concerning Collins. Letter in the... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 páginas
...fond memorial to his talents raise. For this the ashes of a bard require, Who touch'd the tend'rest notes of pity's lyre ; Who join'd pure faith to strong...rest, And rightly deem'd the book of God the best. I shall now present to the reader three very interesting letters concerning Collins. Letter in the... | |
 | William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - 1830 - 234 páginas
...thickening horror, and exalt his woe. Ye walls that echo'd to his frantic moan, Guard the due records of this grateful stone ; Strangers to him, enamour'd...rest, And rightly deem'd the book of God the best." Collins's character has been portrayed by all his biographers in very agreeable colours. He was amiable... | |
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Who touch'd the tenderest notes of pity's lyre ; Who join'd pure faith to strong poetic powers ; Who, in reviving reason's lucid hours, Sought on one book his troubled mind to rest, And rightly deem'd the book of God the best. 
