 | Congregational churches - 1873 - 536 pages
...changed, nor wished to change his place. Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise.' "It is quite impossible not to admire the life of such a... | |
 | 1821 - 456 pages
...race, And ne'er had chang'd, or wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful he to frown, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour: Far other aims his heart bad learnt to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. ***** To them his heart, his love,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...race, Nor e'er had chang'd,nor wish'd to change his place; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other...prize, More skill'd to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but reliev'd their pain ; The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd...Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, [place; By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other...More skill'd to raise the wretched, than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand' rings, but reliev'd their pain ;... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd...Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their... | |
 | Catherine George Ward - England - 1824 - 728 pages
...lF THt LIBRARY FAMILY PORTRAITS, err, ofc. CHAPTER I. " Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, " By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour: " Far...More skill'd to raise the wretched than to rise." GoMtmith. TTE forget to mark the lapse of time when on roseate wings it speeds away ; but memory is... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd norwish'd to change hisplace; Unskilful rded hours they take, Not that themselves are wise,...grant that those can conquer, these can cheat ; Tí- bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their... | |
 | John Newton, Richard Cecil - Theology - 1824 - 738 pages
...more accurately delineated than by the following lines in his " Deserted Village :" — " Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour: Far other aims bis heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. Thus to relieve the wretched... | |
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Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. 
