 At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.  Complete Works - Page 270by William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adot'ri'd the venerable place: Truth from his lips prevail'd...-pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Ev'n children fbllow'd with endearing wile, And [Uuck/d bisgowriyto... | |
 | Jacques Delille - French literature - 1800 - 286 pages
...fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. « At church, with meek and unaffected grace, « His looks adorn'd the venerable place; « Truth from his lips prevail'd...« The service past, around the pious man, « With ready zeal , each honest rustic ran : <s E'en chidren follow'd with endearing wile, « And pluck'd... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. « At church, with meek and unaffected grace, « His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; « Truth from his lips prevail'd...« The service past, around the pious man , « With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : « E'en chidren follow'd with endearing while , .< And pluk'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain 'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran:... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd...fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustick ran ; E'en children followed, with... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd...pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adoru'd the venerable place ; . > . Truth from his lips prevail'd...pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd, with endearing wilf, And pluck'd his gown to share the good man's smile.... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...last fault'riug accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place : Truth from his lips prevail'd...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluek'd his gown,... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double (way, And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...falt'ring accents wbisper'd praise. ' '; ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; E'en children fbllow'd with endearing wile,' ( And pluck'd his... | |
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