 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1836 - 150 pages
...to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even nis failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He -wateVd and wept, he pray'd, and felt, for all. And , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | 1836 - 784 pages
...pain. * • • • • V • Thus to relieve the wretched wai his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side. But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched, he wept, he prayed, he felt for all ; And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...or their faults to scan, His jjity gave ere charity began. .• ^ . Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 pages
...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 ; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all : And, as a bird each fond endearment... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...gave ere charity began. 5. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt... | |
 | 1840 - 420 pages
...considered a model of a Church of England country parson : — '' Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his" failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. \ Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, (And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch 'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watck'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
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Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for... 
