 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 prayed and felt...  Lectures on the English Poets - Stran 69avtor: English poets - 1847 - 132 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 strani
...D Thus Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide;. But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offspring... | |
 | 1780 - 226 strani
...• •• Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and feit, for a!!, And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-ftedg'd oflspring... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 strani
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide ; 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 new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 strani
...chanty began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; 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 new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | 1792 - 112 strani
...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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And ,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 strani
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, " And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all t And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt it's new-fledg'd... | |
 | 1801 - 576 strani
...pain. , Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his tailings lenn'd to virtue's fide. But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd, and wept, he pniy'd, and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 strani
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pi ay Yl and felt, for all— And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 strani
...vices in their woe ; 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...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 tries,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 strani
...their woe ; K Careless their merits or their faults to scan, « His pity gave, ere charity began. « Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, « And...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... | |
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