 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 - Página 139por Congregational Churches in Connecticut. General Conference - 1877 - 214 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...vices in their woe ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere Charily bega'tt. 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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 páginas
...vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their fanlts 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 páginas
...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 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 páginas
...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 every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 páginas
...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 all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt tts... | |
 | 1814 - 310 páginas
...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 every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 382 páginas
...the wretched, than to rise. 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 watdi'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 páginas
...tied the struggling soul. K 3 Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wepl, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 páginas
...ere chanty began. IIT. 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 all. And, as a bird, each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
 | James M'Donald - 1815 - 170 páginas
...vices in their woe; Careless their merits, or their 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,... | |
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