 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...kindled at the muses' flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to 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 still erected... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1814 - 308 pages
...senate at his heels. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learu'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine, and the heartfelt... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - Charity - 1815 - 376 pages
...heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool secjuester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...By night and lonely contemplation led To wander in the gloomy walks of fate : Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd...to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life 75 They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. % Yet ev'n these bones from insult to protect Some... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding erowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 216 pages
...more true joy Marcellus exil'd feels, Than Caesar with a senate at his heels. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool aequester'd vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. What nothing earthly gives, or... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1817 - 882 pages
...their polished minds : Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learnt to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Indulging these habits of classical repose, he wrote a charming Poem, dated Aug.... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...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... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 566 pages
...flow'r i& born to blush, unseen, " And waste its sweetness in the desert air. " Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, " Their sober wishes never...life " They kept the noiseless tenour of their way." " Christianity," says a learned writer, " has in every " age produced good effects on thousands and... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...flow'r is born to blush unseen, " And waste its sweetness in the desert air. " Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, " Their sober wishes never...life " They kept the noiseless tenour of their way." " Christianity," says a learned writer, " has in every " age produced good effects on thousands and... | |
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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. 
