 He gain'd from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God.  Poetical Works - Page 62by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
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...gave to Misery all he had, a tear, He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God. 在世不得志，... | |
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...birth. And Melancholy marked him for her own. 120 Large was his bounty and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gained from Heav'n ('twas all he wished) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
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...senator (1879—91). 11. Thomas Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," ll. 1 25—28: "No farther seek his merits to disclose, / Or draw his frailties from their dread abode / (There they alike in trembling hope repose), / The bosom of his Father and his God." Appendix... | |
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