 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
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 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 leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 Seiten
...mine aged breast.' Hall's Satires, p. 79, ed. Singer. 8Carelfss 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 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 watck'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 Seiten
...Stay till my beard shall sweep mine aged breast.' 8 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 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,... | |
 | 1840 - 368 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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 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 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 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,... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...to glow, And quite forget 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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 Seiten
...to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; [glow, 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,... | |
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