...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 a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who,...

...passages of his works he is thought to have imitated Gray, as in those fine lines in his Elegy— " And who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resign'd !" Italic^ — " E chi mai cede a una eterna oblivione questa cara e trava'gliata esistenza ! " But...

...sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name.their years,spelt by the'unletter'd Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. • Between this and the preceding stanza, in Mr. Gray's first MS. of the Poem, were the fbnr following:—...

...sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletterM muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'erfresign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day ; Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind...

...sculpture deck'd Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years spelt by th' unjetter'd muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign 'd, .Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind...

...pain'd regret Which they excite— then cry, O do not leave me yet ! ON COUNTRY CHURCHYARD EPITAPHS. " Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die." . GRAY'S ELEGY. IT is an incident worthy of remark, that the love of Fame, which so powerfully actuates...

...passing tribute x>fa sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the 'unletter'd Muse The place of faîne and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigii'd, S'ils n'ont pas des destins affronté la menace, Fait tonner au Sénat leur éloquente audace,...

...with the solemnity of these homes of the departed. " Their names, their years, spelt by th' unlettered muse, " The place of Fame and Elegy supply ; " And...strews, " That teach the rustic moralist to die." MIDDLETON BATH. 27 We do not indeed expect to find the poetry of a Gray on these simple tablets of...

...with the solemnity of these homes of the departed. " Their names, their years, spelt by th' unlettered muse, " The place of Fame and Elegy supply ; " And...holy text around she strews, " That teach the rustic moralUt to die." We do not indeed expect to find the poetry of a Gray on these simple tablets" of fond...

...turn, not to be overlooked as a trifler, or as a labourer about nothing ; — operose nihit agenda : " 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 > " On some fond breast the parting soul...