 | Robert Fergusson - 1773 - 344 страници
...reads: — HERE LIES ROBERT FERGUSSON, POBT. Born September 5th, 1751. Died October 16th, 1774. •' No sculptured Marble here, nor pompous lay, ' No storied...Scotia's way To pour her Sorrows o'er her Poet's Dust." While on the back is inscribed: — " By special grant of the Managers to ROBERT BURNS, who erected... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 520 страници
...LIES ROBERT FERGUSSON, POET, Born, September 5th, l?3i — Died, 1 6th October, 1774. No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay, " No storied urn nor...Scotia's way To pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust. On tie other side of the stone is as follows ." By special grant of the managers to Robert " Burns, who... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1800 - 250 страници
...predecessor. Upon one side of the stone, he caused the following epitaph to be engraven: No sculptur'cl marble here, nor pompous lay ! No storied urn, nor...simple stone directs pale Scotia's way, To pour her torrows o'er her poet's dust. The other side contains this inscription : By special grant of the Managers... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1801 - 614 страници
...predecessor. ' Upon one side of the stone he caused the following epitaph to be engraven: ' No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay! No storied urn, nor...Scotia's way, To pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust. * The other side contains this inscription : ' By special grant of the Managers , To Robert Burns,... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - 524 страници
...of the stone he caused the following epitaph of his own composition to be engraven : No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay ! No storied urn, nor...Scotia's way, To pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust. The other side bears this inscription : . By special grant of the Managers To ROBERT BURNS, who erected... | |
 | James Sargant Storer, John Greig (engraver) - 1805 - 112 страници
...direction: »eg ROBERT FERGUSON, POET, Born, September 5th, 1751; Died, October loth, 1774. Ko sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay ! No storied urn, nor...directs pale Scotia's way, To pour her sorrows o'er her Joel's dust, 50 On the other side of the stone is as follows: By special grant of the Managers To ROBERT... | |
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1805 - 452 страници
...oi.e at hi>. own expence. Upon one side of the stone is enyriTcn the following epitaph : N" sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay ! No storied urn, nor...directs pale Scotia's way To pour her sorrows o'er her poet'* dust. . The other side bears this inscription : By special grunt of tlie managers to Robert... | |
 | John Stark - 1805 - 488 страници
...side of th« stone is engraven the following epitaph : No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay I No storied urn, nor animated bust ! This simple stone...directs pale Scotia's way To pour her sorrows o'er her poct'» dust. The other side bears thU inscription : By special grant of the managers to Robert Burns,... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 262 страници
...lies ROBERT FERGUSSON, Poet, Born September 5th, 1/51 . — Died16th October, 1 //'! * No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay, " No storied urn nor...bust," This simple stone directs pale Scotia's way, Te pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust. On the other side of the stone is asjoilews : " By special... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1807 - 378 страници
...now to be seen, a plain, yet splendid, mark of the generosity of Burns's character, '? No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay, " No storied urn nor...Scotia's way, " To pour her sorrows o'er her Poet's dust *." If Fergusson had lived only a few days longer than he did, the aspect of his life would most probably... | |
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No sculptur'd marble here, nor pompous lay, " No storied urn nor animated bust," This simple stone directs pale Scotia's way To pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust. 
