 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 197editat per - 1771Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791
...Icara'u » And quite forget their vices in their woe; Carelel's their merits or their faults to fun, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his priit, And cv'n his failings lean'd to Viitue's udc; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 286 pàgines
...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 ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1792 - 91 pàgines
...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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | John Roach - 1792
...learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; CareWs their merits, or their faults tofcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'nhis failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ever)' call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794
...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 pi ay Yl and... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800
...« And quîte forgot their vices in thcir woc; « Careless thcir merits or thcir faults to scan, « His pity gave, ere charity began. « Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, « And c'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side; « But in his duly prompt at ev'ry call, « He watch'd and... | |
 | 1800 - 304 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 ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his dnty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 274 pàgines
...« And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; K 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 129 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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 96 pàgines
...quite forgot their vices in their woe ; E Carelefs Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his prkle, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtues fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd... | |
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