 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow; And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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 every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, andshew'd how fields were won. " Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, " And quite forgot their vices in their woe...faults to scan, " His pity gave ere charity began." I cannot resist the temptation of adding the portrait of the schoolmaster -8 AMPLIFICATION-. " Beside... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...and shew'd how fields were wou . [to slow, Plea«'d with his guests ""' >!(>"d man learn'd Andqoite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity save ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And cv'n his failings lean '(I... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...done, Shoulder'dhiscrutch,andshew'd how fields werewon. Pleas'd with bis guests, the good man learn'd to glow. And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their fanlts to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. And even... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's iide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...won. Plcas'd with his guests the good man learn'd to And quite forpcot their vices MI their woe; [glow ك- TntHto relieve the wretched was his pride, And w'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side ; Hut in his... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...No more, the woodman's ballad, shall prevail; * 3 N Fleas'd \vitli his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's sidej But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...fields were won. [?rlow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to .And quite forgot their vires in their woe; ' Careless their merits or their faults...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. [glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to soan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings... | |
| |
Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, "— And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan,... 
