 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...  The book of recitations [ed.] by C.W. Smith - Página 211por Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Book - 1847 - 216 páginas
...shew'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forget their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or...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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 páginas
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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 every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 734 páginas
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas' d with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 páginas
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won . Pleas'd with his guests, the good man Icarn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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,... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 páginas
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won . Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 páginas
...kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away, 15 Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed...woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, 20 His pity gave ere charity began. Thus, to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 406 páginas
...talk'd the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the...their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to-scan, His pity gave ere charity began." The family of the worthy pastor consisted of five sons and... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 páginas
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were woo. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...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 felt and pray'd... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 páginas
...v.'on. Pleased with his guest, the good man learned to glow. And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt nt every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all : And, as a bird each fond endearment... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 páginas
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...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,... | |
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