 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...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...chid .their wanderings, but relieved their pain; The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruin'd spendthrift... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1859 - 872 pages
...wanderings, but relieved their pain. * Trenthnm Hall, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland to Staffordshire. The long remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard...no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claim allowed. The broken soldier, kindly bid to stay, Sat by his fire and talked the night away, Wept... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 pages
...seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; — Far other aims his heart had learnt to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to...all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but reliev'd their pain ;J * [These lines are supposed to apply to a female, named Catherine Geraghty.... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Fnr other aims his heart had learnt to prize, More skilled to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was...chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long-remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruined spendthrift,... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More...allowed; The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by the fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...change, his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; ay.* 0 may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ! Content long-remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruined spendthrift... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...his place ; Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize ; More...chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain. The long-remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruined spendthrift... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...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...the vagrant train ; He chid their wanderings, but reliev'd their pain : The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...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...the vagrant train ; He chid their wanderings, but reliev'd their pain : The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1852 - 344 pages
...change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More...chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long-remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruined spendthrift,... | |
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More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain, The long remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast... 
