 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
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pàgines
...learn'd to 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 lear1'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 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,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pàgines
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, Aud ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, • He watch'd... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pàgines
...learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, eated half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Ican'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pàgines
...And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, Hi» pitv gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, End even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side ; ut in his duly prompt at every call, He watch'd and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pàgines
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; 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 - 1825 - 476 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,... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pàgines
...to And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; [glow, 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,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pàgines
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; 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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pàgines
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; 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,... | |
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