 Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 1971803Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1770 - 742 pages
...learn'd 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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1741 - 858 pages
...quite forgot their vices in their woe ; pool, [Ichool ; Carelels their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was hit pride, - [fide ; The playful children jut let loofe fiora The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1770 - 608 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...his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's iide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. And,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...their woe; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Thus Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 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 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... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 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...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,... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - Recitations - 1781 - 470 pages
...to glow, -And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits or their faults to lean, His pity gave, ere charity 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,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 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 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... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...glovfr, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; R Carelefa their merits or their fault a 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 fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1788 - 494 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 eyen his failings lean'd to virtue's fide : But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
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