 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 - 1803 - 366 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 ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pàgines
...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 failingslean'd to Virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch 'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 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 ; r^r-ftsert /tt.t rct•itywM,- &?• fa/tj r?f •f trryw... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pàgines
...learn'd to -And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelels their merits or their faults to lean, 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 ; lJut, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, .He watch'd and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pàgines
...to glow. And quite forgot their vices iu 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... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 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 even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, . He watch'd and wept, he pray'd,... | |
 | 1806 - 330 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 duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pàgines
...to glow. And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their fanlts 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 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 duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
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