His house was known to all the vagrant train ; He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain. The long remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there,... Poems - Page 50by Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...heart had (earned to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long remembered beggar was his gueft, Whole beard defending fwept his aged breait ; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...heart had learned to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending fwept his aged breaft; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...heart had learned to prize, More (kiMed to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending (wept his aged breaft ; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...heart had learned to prize, More fkill to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending fwept his aged bread ; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 486 pages
...heart had learned to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain; The long remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending fwept his aged breaft; The ruined fpend-tbrift, now no longer proud,... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 484 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defending fivept his aged breaft; The ruined fpend-thrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...heart had learned to prize, More fkilled to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain, The long remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defending fwept his aged breaft; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed... | |
| History - 1794 - 574 pages
...remembered beggar was his guetr, Whofe beard dcfccnding fwept his aged bread ; The ruined fpcndlhrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldicr, kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1789 - 488 pages
...beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defending fwept his aged bread; The ruined fpend-thrift, ПОЛУ no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...to all the vagrant train ; He chid their wand' rings, but reliev'd their pain ; The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd; The broken... | |
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