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, His... The Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page xde Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 366 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd...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,... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...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...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,... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 pages
...Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were woo. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow,...: Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...— Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side — But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...— Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side — But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 pages
...vices in their wo: Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pitv gave ere charity began. [ 0 Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en...virtue's side ; 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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...Shoulder" d his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began." The family of the worthy pastor consisted of five sons and three daughters. Henry, the eldest, was... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in tht'ir woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan,...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,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pages
...Shoulder"d his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began." / The family of the worthy pastor consisted of five sons aud three daughters. Henry, the eldest, was... | |
| Class-book - 1852 - 152 pages
...Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were w Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow,...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side. But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
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