 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
 | William Harmon, Professor William Harmon - Poetry - 1998 - 360 pages
...Fortune and to Fame unknown. Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: He ¿ave to Mis'ry all be bad, a tear, He gained, from Heav'n ('twas all... | |
 | Stephanie Sandler - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 365 pages
...mark 'd him for her own. 1 2.0 Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear,...gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, 125 Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they... | |
 | William Blake - Art - 2000 - 128 pages
...him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wifh'd, a Friend. No farther feek his merits to difclofe, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,... | |
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