| Charles Lamb - 1837 - 356 pages
...his memory, which may fitly close these volumes. " To a good Man of most dear memory This stone is sacred. Here he lies apart From the great city where...humbly earned his bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk. By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Teaze, and the thought of time so spent... | |
| Francis Lister Hawks - 1838 - 542 pages
...tribute of Wore worth to the memory of Lamb :— "To a good Man of most clear memory This stone is sacred. Here he lies, apart From the great city where...humbly earned his bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Tease, and the thought of time so spent... | |
| Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - American periodicals - 1838 - 546 pages
...the tribute of Wordsworth to the memory of Lamb:— " To a good Man of most dear memory This stone is sacred. Here he lies, apart From the great city where...humbly earned his bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Tease, and the thought of time so spent... | |
| William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...Urn. 1830. WRITTEN AFTER THE DEATH OF 1 CHARLES LAMB. To a good Man of most dear memory This Stone is sacred. Here he lies apart From the great city where he first drew breath, Wag reared and taught ; and humbly earned hie bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By... | |
| Alexander Graydon - 1846 - 532 pages
...of the Editor upon the patience of his reader:— " To a good man of most dear memory This stone is sacred. Here he lies apart From the great city where...seldom did these tasks Tease, and the thought of time so spent depress His spirit, but the recompense was high; Firm Independence, Bounty's rightful sire;... | |
| Philarète Chasles - English literature - 1846 - 620 pages
...inspirées (*) pages baignées de sourires et de larmes, pages d'amour et de joie. (**) » (*] • . • . Here he lies apart, From the great city where he first drew breath, AlTcctnous, warm as sunshine, free as air; And when the precious hours of leisure came, Knowledge and... | |
| William [poetical works] Wordsworth - Poetry, Modern - 1849 - 414 pages
...1826. XI. WRITTEN AFTER THE DEATH OF CHARLES LAMB. To a good Man of most dear memory This Stone is sacred. Here he lies apart From the great city where...humbly earned his bread. To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Tease, and the thought of time so spent... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1849 - 668 pages
...are thrown. WRITTEN AFTER THE DEATH OF CHARLES LAMB. To a good Man of most dear memory This Stone is sacred. Here he lies apart From the great city where...humbly earned his bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Tease, and the thought of time so spent... | |
| Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - English literature - 1850 - 474 pages
...of his life. " To a good man of most dear memory This stone is sacred. Here he lies apart From that great city where he first drew breath, Was reared...humbly earned his bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Teaze, and the thought of time so spent... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1851 - 748 pages
...good man of most dear memory This stone is sacred. Here lie lies apart From tlie great city where lie first drew breath, Was reared and taught; and humbly earned his bread, To the strict labours of the merchant's desk By duty chained. Not seldom did those tasks Tease, and the thought of time so spent... | |
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