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 leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for... First Steps with American and British Authors - Page 173by Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pages
...was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all....as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offspring to the ikies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pages
...was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all*...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the fkies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide;. 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 its new fledged offspring to the fkies; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| 1792 - 112 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their 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... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And cv'n his failings leaned to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, 165 He watched...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offspring to the fides, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| 1794 - 574 pages
...his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, Jle watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. And,...tries,' To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the fkies; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beßde... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1789 - 488 pages
...was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all....as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offfpring to the f kies ; j He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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,... | |
| Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow. « And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; K Careless their merits or their faults to scan, «...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,... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; 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 dnty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
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