 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ;...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1819 - 120 pages
...to glow, And quite forget their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their units to scau, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve th,e wretched was his pride,. And evea his failings leanM to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - English poetry - 1820 - 796 pages
...his crutch, and show'd how ßelds were %von. Pleax'd with his guests , the good man learn' d to gfou; And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless...Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en Ais failings lean'd to virtue's side: But , in hin duty prompt at ev'ry call, ^ He watch' d and wept... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glo\ry And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Hi» pity gave ere charity began. . ;• ', Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride^. .And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side; . „ ;But in his duty prompt at every call, ' ^ He watcu'd... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields wer« won. Pleas'd with his guests the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ;...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. [glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won, Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en...virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch' d and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...were Pleased with his guests the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...his crutch, and show'dhow fields were won. [glow, Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lear1'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd aqd... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests,the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ;...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
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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... 
