 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 - Pągina 197editat per - 1771Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843
...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 - 172 pągines
...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
...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 - 300 pągines
...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 - 264 pągines
...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
...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 - 300 pągines
...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... | |
 | 1845 - 600 pągines
...learned 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 leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at CVPJV call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 527 pągines
...glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, HJ£ pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's aide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1846 - 300 pągines
...their vices in their woe; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave 'ere charily 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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