 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...  The modern reader and speaker - Seite 156von David Charles Bell - 1850Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1770 - 742 Seiten
...learn'd 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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1741 - 858 Seiten
...quite forgot their vices in their woe ; pool, [Ichool ; Carelels their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was hit pride, - [fide ; The playful children jut let loofe fiora The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 Seiten
...gloar, 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...his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; • But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, Tor °**... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1770 - 608 Seiten
...tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and fhewed how fields were won. Pleafed with his guefts, the good man. learned 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... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1770 - 506 Seiten
...tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and ftiewed how fields were won. Pleafed with his guefts, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere chaiity began. ; Thus1 to relieve... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 Seiten
...glow, And quite forgot their vice's in their woe ; Carelefs their merits; or their faults to (can* His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the...his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all* And,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 Seiten
...tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and (hewed how fields were won. Pleafed with his guefts, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Thus Thus to relieve... | |
 | 1780 - 226 Seiten
...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...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, he pray'd and feit,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 Seiten
...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, he pray'd and... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 Seiten
...to glow, -And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to lean, 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,... | |
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