 | 1792 - 112 pages
...vices in their woe; Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. THUS to relieve the wretched was his pride , And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And ,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...their woe ; K Careless their merits or their faults to scan, « His pity gave, ere charity began. « Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, « And...his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; „ But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, „ He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. « And, as a bird... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each... | |
 | 1803 - 268 pages
...fiziished ; though there remain in the mind a kind of distant expectation of something to come ; as, " 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 \vept, he pray'd and felt for all." GOLDSMITH. A PERIOD... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...their merits or their' faults to scan,. His pity gave ere charity hegan. Mm- to relievc the wretched mi 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, and pray'd, and felt for, all. And as a hird each... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave, ere charity began. ThuMo 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, and pray'd, and felt for all. And as a hird each... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...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 sidej But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...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, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...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, he pray'd and felt for all : And as a bird each... | |
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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, he prayed and felt for all. 
