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. Nocturnal Visit: A Tale - Page 3by Regina Maria Roche - 1801Full view - About this book
| John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place ; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doflrines fafhion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raife the wretched, than to rife ; His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place; Unpraftis'd he to fawn, or feek for power, By doftrines fafhion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More fkill'd to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place, Unfltilful he to fawn, orfeek forpow'r, By doftrincs fafhion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...changed, nor wilh'd to change his place; UnCcilful he to fawn, or feck for power, By doftrines famion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the Vagrant train, He chid their wand'ring?,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...chang'd, nor wiih'd to change, his Uirlkilful he to fawn, or feck for pow'r, [place; By doctrines faihionM Cry the man mercy ; love him ; take his offer; Foul is raifc the wretched than to rife His houfe was known to all the vagrant train; He chid their wand'rings,... | |
| 1792 - 112 pages
...ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd or wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour;...aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...had'chang'd, nor wifli'd to change his pl*cej Unfkiilful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, By doftrines faflnon'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to ptize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...chang'd, nor wifli'd to change his place i Unfldlful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doctrines fafhion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife—- His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines...prize, More bent 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 ;... | |
| Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...wish'd to change his place; « Unskilful he to fawn , or seek for pow'r ; « By doctrines fashioh'd to the varying hour ; « Far other aims his heart..., « More bent 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... | |
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