 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 Seiten
...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...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | 1840 - 368 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 Seiten
...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...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 Seiten
...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...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even 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 fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | 1921 - 626 Seiten
...of The Deserted Village. "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; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1922 - 288 Seiten
...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...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Sir Henry John Newbolt - 1922 - 1032 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - 1923 - 888 Seiten
...pity gave ere charity began. 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. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
 | Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 Seiten
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned s sons watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
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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... 
