| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pàgines
...other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched thon to rise. His nousc was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain; The long remember'd beggar wns his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruin'd spendthrift,... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pàgines
...doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was...descending swept his aged breast . The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken soldier, kindly... | |
| John Forster - 1848 - 740 pàgines
...doctrines fasbion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More siill'd to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was...chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain : The long-remcmber'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruin'd spendthrift,... | |
| English poetry - 1848 - 468 pàgines
...doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More skill'd to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was...all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but reliev'd their pain ; The long remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged... | |
| John Forster - 1848 - 1294 pàgines
...hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More ekill'd to raise the wretdied than to riee. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain : The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruin'd spendthrift,... | |
| Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pàgines
...hour ; Far other aims his heart had leam'd to prize, More skill'd to mite the wretched than to roe. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain : The long-remeraber'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruin'd spendthrift,... | |
| David Daiches - 1979 - 336 pàgines
...dispossess the swain; . . . She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. His house was known to all the vagrant train; He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain; . . . Yes! let the rich deride, the proud disdain These simple blessings of the lowly train; . . .... | |
| Leslie J. Francis - 1989 - 244 pàgines
...By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was...all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but reliev'd their pain; The long remembered beggar was his guest, Where beard descending swept his aged... | |
| Robert H. Bremner - 260 pàgines
...to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More skilled to raise the wretched...descending swept his aged breast; The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there and had his claims allowed; The broken soldier, kindly bade... | |
| Sean Dunne - 1957 - 496 pàgines
...to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More skilled to raise the wretched...chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain: The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruined spendthrift,... | |
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