 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
 | Richard Lalor Sheil - 1854 - 398 pàgines
...about him; he seems to belong to the holy edifice, and it may be said of him with perfect truth — " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place." It is obvious that such a man, attended by all the influence which his office, his abilities, and his... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pàgines
...with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal each honest rustic ran: E'en children follow'd,... | |
 | English life - 1855 - 958 pàgines
...of this, but felt its cheering influence pervade her spirit and invigorate her mind. CHAPTER XVII. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." GOLDSMITH. As the family from Scansale Manor entered the gate from their private domain which opened... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1855 - 442 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...Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And Ibols, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal,... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 pàgines
...And his last faltering accents whispered praise. THE VILLAGE PASTOR AT CIIfRCH ; SYMPATHY AND FAITH. 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-with... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 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 ; E'en children followed... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 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 scoif, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic... | |
 | Cornelius Van Santvoord - 1856 - 474 pàgines
...Grace, the stream of penitent confession, devout desire, earnest supplication for mercy and favor. " At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place." And if humility, truth, earnestness, " godly sincerity" are capable of expression from the looks and... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pàgines
...soul; 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... | |
 | Elbridge Gerry Paige - 1857 - 362 pàgines
...friend Pojie ' Whatever is, is right.' So mote it be ! OH SINCERITY AKD UNAFFECTED SIMPLICITY. TEXT. — 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 steady zeal each honest rustic ran ; . Even children... | |
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