 | Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...kind. Confcious of wanting Worth, he views the Bowl> And feels Compaffion touch his grateful Soul. Thus Artifts melt the fullen Oar of Lead, • With...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 Heart... | |
 | Miscellaneous poems - 1732 - 306 pages
...worth, he views the bowl, And feels compaffion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind 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... | |
 | Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...Worth, he views theBowl, And feels Compafiion touch his grateful Soul. Thus Artifts melt the fullen Ore of Lead, With heaping Coals of Fire upon its Head...the 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... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...worth, he views the bowl, And feels companion touch his fordid foul. Thus artifts melt the fallen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head...the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs the filvcr runs below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the Child half wean'd his heart... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...mov'd in duty to the wand'ring poor ; With him I left the cup, to teach his mind, That heav'n cati blefs, if mortals will be kind. Confcious of wanting...In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, look from drofs, the filver runs below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...mortals will be kind. & 4 Confcious Confcious of wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels compaffion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen...drofs, the filver runs below. . Long had our pious friends in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God "» (Child of his age) for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...blefs, if mortals will be kind. Confcious of wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels compaflTion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen...from drofs the filver runs below. Long had our pious friends in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God 4 (Child of his age) for him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 428 pages
...blefs, if mortals will be kind. Confcious of wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels compaffion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen...kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drois the filver runs below. Long had our pious friends in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1779 - 422 pages
...the bowl, A.nd feels comj>aflion touch his grateful ioul. Thus artifts melt the fullen oar of lead, 9 With heaping; coals of 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen oar of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon rts head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drols the filver runs below. Long had our pious friends in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd... | |
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Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, 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. 
