 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. * Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his...  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 177by Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 221 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Miscellaneous poems - 1732 - 306 pages
...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 child half-wean'd...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
...the kind 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...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.... | |
 | Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...the kind 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...age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what exceiles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon.... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...the kind 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 heart from Godj (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafui'd back his fleps to earth again. To what... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...wean'd his heart from God; (Child of his age) foi him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again : To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon. To all but thee, in fits he feem'd to go, And 'twas my miniftry to deal the blow. The poor fond... | |
 | John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) foi him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again : To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon. To all but thee, in fits he feem'd to go, And 'twas my miniftry to deal the blow. The poor fond... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...the kind 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...age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...he.ut from God ; . (Child (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave the father, took the fon. To all but thee, in fits he feem'd to go, (And 'twas my miniftry to deal the blow) The poor fond... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...the kind 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 heart from Godf (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what... | |
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