 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, he pray'd and felt,...  Half Tints: Table D'hôte and Drawing-room - Pàgina 185per Addison Peale Russell - 1867 - 232 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 pàgines
...began. * Thus to relieve the wretched was his pri Jc, 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 i«. Ai.d , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offspring to the flcies... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pàgines
...; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Carelefs Thus to relieve the wretched was 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,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pàgines
...in their woe ; Carelefs their merits; or their faults to (can* His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was 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 pàgines
...woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Thus Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide;. But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt, for all ; And,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 486 pàgines
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was 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, ns a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offfpring to the fkiesi c (golfrfmttb^... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 pàgines
...in their woe; Cnrelefs 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 leaned to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he ptayed and felt, for all. And,... | |
 | 1803 - 268 pàgines
...something to come ; as, " 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 \vept, he pray'd and felt for all." GOLDSMITH. A PERIOD makes the fullest distinction,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pàgines
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failingslean'd to 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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pàgines
...gave , e'er charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride j And e'«n 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 (elt for all. And , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pàgines
...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, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
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