 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.  The english anthology. - Page 2531793Full view - About this book
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...views the bowl, And feels companion touch hi? grateful foul, Thus artifts melt the fulfen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the...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... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...the Bowl, And feels Companion touch his grateful Soul. Thus Artifts melt the fullen Ore of Lead, . . With heaping Coals of Fire upon its Head; In the kind Warmth the Metal learne to glow, And looie from Drofs, the filver runs below. Long had our pious Friend in Virtue trod,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...bowl ; And feels coenpaffion touch his gratefi.l fouL Thus artifts melt the fullen ore of lead, ' . With heaping coals of fire upon its head : : In the kind warmth the rnctd learns to glow ; And, loofie from drofs, the filver runs below. Long had our pious friend in... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...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...our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...views the bowl, And feels companion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen ore of lead, ; But when experience opes our eyes, Away the fancy 'd plcafure flics : toofc iV..iji drc&. titf filv^r runs bdow. Long haJ OUT pious friend in virtue trod, But now-rtv child... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...compafiioa touch his grateful ibul. Thus aitifts melt the lullcn ore of lead, With heaping coals of lire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loofc from drofs, the filvcr runs below. Long liad our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...companion touch his grateful foul. Thus artilts melt the füllen ore of lead, With heaping coals of are upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow. And loóle from drofs the li! ver run« below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...views the bowl, And feels companion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifls melt the fullen oar of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the...metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs the filver nms below. Long had our pious friend in rirtuc trod, But now the child half-wean'd his foul from God... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1795 - 616 pages
...the bowl* And feels compaffion touch his grateful foul. Thus-artifts mejt the 'fullen oar of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; ; . In...from drofs the filver, runs below. Long had our pious frknd in- virtue- trod, But now the child half-wean'd his foul from God; (Child of his age) for him... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - Elocution - 1796 - 292 pages
...views the bowl, And feels companion touch his fordid foul. Thus artiib melt the fullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind...the metal learns to glow, And loofe, from drofs, the fiiver runs below. If you paufe a little after the word " Thus," in the beginning of the fourth line... | |
| |
