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 pity... English Poetry and Poets - Página 247por Sarah Warner Brooks - 1890 - 506 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1741 - 858 páginas
...quite forgot their vices in their woe ; pool, [Ichool ; Carelels their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was hit pride, - [fide ; The playful children jut let loofe fiora The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 páginas
...Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to (lay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and fhewed how fields were won. Pleafed with his guefts, the good... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 páginas
...Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed \ The broken foldier, kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of fbrrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and flieived how fields were wan. Pleafed with his guefls, the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 páginas
...Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and (hewed how fields were wore. Pleafed with his guefts, the good... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 páginas
...Claimed kindred there, and had his claim allowed'; The broken foldier kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and fhewed how fields were won. Pleafed with his guefts, the good... | |
| 1780 - 226 páginas
...to glow, And quite forgot their 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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 páginas
...to glow, And quite forgot their 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,... | |
| 1785 - 304 páginas
...glovfr, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; R Carelefa their merits or their fault a to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 páginas
...to glow, And quite forgot their 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,... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 páginas
...to glow, And quite forgot their 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 ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide : But, in his doty prompt at ev'ry call, He wat- h'd, and... | |
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