 | 1741 - 858 pages
...quite forgot their vices in their woe ; pool, [Ichool ; Carelels their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was hit pride, - [fide ; The playful children jut let loofe fiora The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...glo*r, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. * Thus to relieve the wretched was his pri Jc, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...glow, And quite forgot their vice's in their woe ; Carelefs their merits; or their faults to (can* His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...forrow done, 'Shoulder'd his crutch, and fhew \! how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guefts, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan,. His pity gave ere charity began. • •• Thus to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...of fcrrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and fhew'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guefts, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...glovfr, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; R Carelefa their merits or their fault a to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the...his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all, And,... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...to glovr, And quite forgot their vices in ihcir wo ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failing* Ican'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty 'prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...their vices in their wo ; R Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, iiis pity gate ere chanty began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'dand felt, for all, And,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...of forrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and fhcw'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guefts, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings, but reliev'd their pain. — — Pleas'd with his guefts, the good man learn'd to glow? And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave e'er charity began. The benevolent mind... | |
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Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His... 
