 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fean, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt afcvery call, lie watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...learn'd to And quite forget their vices in their woe; Carclcfs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's fn!c; Bur, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch d and wept,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Icara'u » And quite forget their vices in their woe; Carelel's their merits or their faults to fun, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his priit, And cv'n his failings lean'd to Viitue's udc; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. THUS to relieve the...his pride , And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And ,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...And quite forgot their vices in their woe : Carelefs their merits, or their faults, to fcan, ; , • His pity gave, ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, " And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; CareWs their merits, or their faults tofcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'nhis failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ever)' call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Missions - 1801 - 576 pages
...pain. , Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his tailings lenn'd to virtue's fide. But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd, and wept, he pniy'd, and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'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 ;...lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow. « And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; K Careless their merits or their faults to scan, «...lean'd to virtue's side ; „ But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, „ He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. « And, as a bird each fond endearment... | |
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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... 
