 | 1770 - 742 pàgines
...learn'd 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...his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all . And,... | |
 | 1741 - 858 pàgines
...quite forgot their vices in their woe ; pool, [Ichool ; Carelels their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was hit pride, - [fide ; The playful children jut let loofe fiora The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1770 - 608 pàgines
...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 even his failings leaned to Virtue's iide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 pàgines
...gloar, 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 even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; • But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pàgines
...glow, And quite forgot their vice's in their woe ; Carelefs their merits; or their faults to (can* His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | 1780 - 226 pàgines
...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 even his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pàgines
...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 even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 pàgines
...to glow, -And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to lean, His pity gave, ere charity began. THUS, to relieve the wretched was his pride ; And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide : But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pàgines
...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 even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pàgines
...glovfr, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; R Carelefa their merits or their fault a to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
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Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His... 
