 | Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...Warmth the Metal learns to glow, And loofe from Drofs, the Silver runs below. r Long had wx pious Friend in Virtue trod, But now the Child half-wean'd his...Age) for him he liv'd in Pain, And meafur'd back his Steps to Earth again. To what Excefles had his Dotage run? But God, to fave the Father, took the Son.... | |
 | Miscellaneous poems - 1732 - 306 pages
...warmth the metal learns to glow, /\nd loofe from drofs the filver runs below. Long had our pietts friend in. virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his...age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his ileps to earth again. To To what exceffes had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the... | |
 | English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs, the filver runs below. Long. had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his...age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his Heps to earth again. To what excefle^ had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon.... | |
 | Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...Metal learns to glow, And, loofe from Drofs, the Silver runs below. D 2 Long Long "had our pious Friend in Virtue trod, But now the Child half-wean'd his...Age) for him he liv'd in Pain, And meafur'd back his Steps to Earth again. To what Excefles had his Dotage run ? But God, to fave the Father, took the Son.... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...drofs, the filler runs bejow. Long had our pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child balf-we;m\i his heart from God; (child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd ba;k his fteps to earth agaift. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father,... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...filver runs below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the CHILD half-wean'd his foul from God; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fleps to earth again. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But GOD, to fave the FATHER, took the SON;... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1779 - 422 pages
...fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, An.l loofe from drofs the Iilver runs below. Long had our pious friends in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God 5 (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Warmth the Metal learne to glow, And looie from Drofs, the filver runs below. Long had our pious Friend in Virtue trod, But now the Child half-wean'd his...Age) for him he liv'd in Pain, And meafur'd back his Steps to Earth again. To what ExcefTes had his Dotage run ? But God, to fave the Father, took the Son.... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...the metal learns to glow, And,. loofe from drofs, the filver runs below.. Long had our.pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God -r (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd. back. his fteps to earth again.. To what... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...filver nms below. Long had our pious friend in rirtuc trod, But now the child half-wean'd his foul from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fleps to earth again. ''"o what exceflos had his dotage run ! t God, to fave the father, took the font.... | |
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With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below. * Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for... 
