 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 páginas
...won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, Aud ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, • He watch'd... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...his crutch , and show'd how fields were won. [glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to d, by nature for the stage design'd, In person graceful, and in sense even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 páginas
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man Iearn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; [glow, Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 páginas
...won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1826 - 300 páginas
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; [glow, Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 páginas
...Plcas'd with his guests, the good man /-.;mi"(/ to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His...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,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 páginas
...won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 páginas
...kindred there, and had his claims allowed: The broken soldier, kindly bade* to stay, ' Sate| by his fire and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or,...learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 páginas
...won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...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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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... 
