 Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side...  Annual Register - Seite 199herausgegeben von - 1771Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 Seiten
...learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve 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,... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave, ere charity 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,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, Aud ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, • He watch'd... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, eated half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Ican'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 Seiten
...And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, Hi» pitv gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, End even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side ; ut in his duly prompt at every call, He watch'd and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side : But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1826 - 300 Seiten
...to And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; [glow, Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity 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,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His 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 watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity 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,... | |
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