| 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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