 Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loose from dross the silver runs below.  The Poetical Works - Page 108de Thomas Parnell - 1866 - 185 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...compafiioa touch his grateful ibul. Thus aitifts melt the lullcn ore of lead, With heaping coals of lire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loofc from drofs, the filvcr runs below. Long liad our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...companion touch his grateful foul. Thus artilts melt the füllen ore of lead, With heaping coals of are upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow. And loóle from drofs the li! ver run« below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...worth, he views the bowl, And feels companion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifls melt the fullen oar of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs the filver nms below. Long had our pious friend in rirtuc trod, But now the child... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...the bowl, And feels compaflion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen ore of lead, 220 With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs the filver runs below. Long had our Pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 pages
...the bowl, And feels compaffion touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the fullen ore of lead, zzp With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs the filver runs below. Long had our Pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pages
...he views the bowl* And feels compaffion touch his grateful foul. Thus-artifts mejt the 'fullen oar of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head.... In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe from drofs the filver, runs below. Long had our pious frknd in- virtue- trod, But now the child... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 pages
...wanting worth, he views the bowl, And feels companion touch his fordid foul. Thus artiib melt the fullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loofe, from drofs, the fiiver runs below. If you paufe a little after the word " Thus," in the beginning... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...howl, And feels compalliou touch his grateful foul. Thus artifts melt the füllen ore of lead,With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to ;>lo\v, And, loóte from drols, the lilver runs bciow. " Long had our pious fiicnd ¡n \irtue trod,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1794 - 738 pages
...fire upon iti head; In the kind warmth the metal leains to glow,' And, loofe'from drofs, the filver runs 'below. " Long had our pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child nali-wean'd his heart from God f (Child of his age) lor him he liv'd in pain, And meafui'd back his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 pages
...worth, he views the bowl. And feels companion touch his gratcfsl foul. Thusartiftt melt the fullenoreof lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to gluw, And logfe from drol's, the filver runs below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now... | |
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