 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 sider
...vices in their woe ; Careless th'.-ir merits or their faults to scan, His pity gnve ere charily 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... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 sider
...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... | |
 | Sarah Marshall Hayden - 1854 - 300 sider
..."The Tillage preacher's modest mansion row, A man was he to all the country dear." " Thus to relieye the wretched, was his pride, And e'en his failings, lean'd to virtue's side Bnt in his duty, prompt at every call, Ee wateh'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all; And as a bird... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - 1854 - 442 sider
...find another strong resemblance to Mr. Ballou, in Goldsmith's description of the village preacher : " 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... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 590 sider
...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 uatch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all: And, as a bird each... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 sider
...vices in their woe : Careless their merits or their fautls 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 weptt he pray'd and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 sider
...vices in their woe; Careless thoir 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... | |
 | Edward Delaval Hungerford Elers Napier - 1856 - 422 sider
...SURGEON. " Uuskilful he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; But to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; Whilst in his duty prompt at every call, He watch 'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all." GOLDSMITH.... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 sider
...merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave, ere charity began. 5. THE VILLAGE PREACHER — continued. 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 sider
...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. 
