 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 - Pàgina 199editat per - 1771Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pàgines
...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 felt and pray'd... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pàgines
...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 pàgines
...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 felt and pray'd... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1844 - 274 pàgines
...learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo; Careless their merit or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings leaned to virtue's side. But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 pàgines
...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 felt and pray'd... | |
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