 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...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 leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - Recitations - 1781 - 470 pages
...to glow, -And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to lean, His pity gave, ere charity began. THUS, to relieve...his pride ; And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide : Bat, SECT. I. LESSONS. 255 But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...man learn'd to e forgot their vices in their wo ; R Carelefs their merits or iheir faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the...his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide 5 But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all, And,... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...quite forgot their vices in their wo ; R Carelcfs their merits or their faults to fcan, iiis pity gate 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, he pray'd and felt, for all, And,... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...to glovr, And quite forgot their vices in ihcir wo ; 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 failing* Ican'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty 'prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...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,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1788 - 494 pages
...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 eyen his failings lean'd to virtue's fide : But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...to glow, And quiteiforgot their vices in their woe: Carelefs their merits, or their faults, to fcan, His pity gave, ere charity began, Thus to relieve...his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all i And,... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults tofcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the...his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. nd,... | |
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And quite forgot their 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 ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side; 
