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 - 1809 - 322 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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 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 iide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
| 1809 - 402 pàgines
...Andqoite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity save ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And cv'n his failings lean '(I to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, Hewatch'dand wept,... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 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,... | |
| John Sabine - 1810 - 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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's sidej But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pàgines
...learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to soan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings leao'd to virtue's side , Bat in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call. He watch'd and wept,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pàgines
...tcf 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,... | |
| 1814 - 310 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,... | |
| James M'Donald - 1815 - 170 pàgines
....-' ' • 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...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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 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 failings lean'd to virtue's side ; Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
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