 | 1840 - 378 pàgines
...Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; [glow, Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pàgines
...Iris wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder' d his crutch and show'd how fields were won. Pleas' d with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And...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,... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pàgines
...talk'd the night away : Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the...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,... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pàgines
...Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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, he prayed and... | |
 | Francis Edward Paget - 1843 - 344 pàgines
...allow'd ; The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away ........ Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began." GOLDSMITH. " WELL, Miss Wickedness," said Mrs. Carraway to Susan Allen, in a tone as agreeable as the... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pàgines
...aged breast: The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claim'd kindred there, and had his claim allow'd : The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay,...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,... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 pàgines
...talk'd the night away, Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the...: 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,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pàgines
...won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; he even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1844 - 274 pàgines
...guests the good man 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,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pàgines
...guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot th/iir vices in their wo ; Careless their merit» ރ$ even his failings leaned to virtue's side; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
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Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His... 
