 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, he pray'd and felt,...  Half Tints: Table D'hôte and Drawing-room - Pàgina 190per Addison Peale Russell - 1867 - 232 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1836 - 784 pàgines
...but relieved their pain. * • • • • V • Thus to relieve the wretched wai his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side. But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched, he wept, he prayed, he felt for all ; And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pàgines
...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, he pray'd and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
 | 1840 - 420 pàgines
...England country parson : — '' 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, he pray'd and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pàgines
...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 watck'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 pàgines
...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, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pàgines
...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, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | 1870 - 406 pàgines
...members of one of our Baptist churches. Teacher, go thou and do likewise. Let it be said of you — That "in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched and...he prayed and felt for all; And as a bird each fond emloflrment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pàgines
...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, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pàgines
...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, he pray'd and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pàgines
...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, he pray'd and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
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