 At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.  The Convert - Pàgina 355per George Wilkins - 1826 - 444 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pàgines
...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread^ Eternal sunshine settles on its head. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : . *JVon.had. -. t... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pàgines
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray* The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : Even children followed... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pàgines
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. Km y { @C , f \ ٖbtah 8鈟|M? The service past, around the pious mau, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1831 - 788 pàgines
...brow 1 Recollect the description of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith. — " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place : Truth from his Iip3 prevailed with double sway ; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past,... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 554 pàgines
...your brow ? Recollect the description of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith.— " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children follow'd... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 336 pàgines
...Goldsmith's allusion to the preaching of a country curate, would apply with ten-fola force to him. " Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, "And fools, who came to laugh, remained to pray!" Let, then, every American Clergyman look steadily to the gospel- for his... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 292 pàgines
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff", returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran :... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 546 pàgines
...brow 1 Recollect the A& scription of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith. — " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran; E'en children follow'd... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pàgines
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double swayj And fools, who came to scoff, returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With... | |
 | James Sigston - 1836 - 358 pàgines
...any one else, ventured to make the least unfavorable allusion to this very singular dis course ; thus Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself greatly attached to the Methodist discipline. Every breach... | |
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