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,... Centennial Papers - Seite 139von Congregational Churches in Connecticut. General Conference - 1877 - 214 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 Seiten
...began. * Thus to relieve the wretched was his pri Jc, 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 i«. Ai.d , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offspring to the flcies... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 Seiten
...their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Carelefs 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, he prayed and felt, for all. And,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 Seiten
...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, he prayed and felt, for all* And,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 Seiten
...their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Thus 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 watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt, for all ; And,... | |
| 1780 - 226 Seiten
...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, he pray'd and feit,... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 Seiten
...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, he pray'd and... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 486 Seiten
...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, he prayed and felt, for all. And, ns a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offfpring to the fkiesi c (golfrfmttb^... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 Seiten
...vices in their woe; Cnrelefs 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 wept, he ptayed and felt, for all. And,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 Seiten
...vices in their woe ; Garelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere chanty 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, he pray'd and felt,... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 Seiten
...vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fean, 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 afcvery call, lie watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt,... | |
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