 To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion...  Poems, Plays and Essays - Stran 92avtor: Oliver Goldsmith - 1861 - 530 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1780 - 226 strani
...Comfort came down t!he trembling wretch to raiftj And his laft faltering -accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd tvith double fwayj And fools who came to feoff, remain'd to prajr; The fervice paft, around the pious... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 strani
...makes the crimes and errors of the poor, a pretence to juftify the indulgence of its own parfimony. — At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With fteady... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 strani
...wretch to raife, And his laft fauhering accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffefted grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With ready... | |
 | 1785 - 304 strani
...wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffefted grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway. And fools, who catne to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 strani
...wretch to raife; And his lalt falt'ring accents whii'per'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffe&ed grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 strani
...the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whilper'd praifc. At church, with mctk er young : The jolly god in triumph comes ; Sound the trumpets, beat the fvvar ; And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 strani
...wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaftefted grace* His looks adorn'd the venerable- place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | 1792 - 112 strani
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. AT church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft , around the pious man , With... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 strani
...Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fait' ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 strani
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
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