 | 1741 - 858 sidor
...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, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 sidor
...glo*r, 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 pri Jc, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 sidor
...glow, And quite forgot their vice's in their woe ; Carelefs their merits; or their faults to (can* His pity gave ere charity began. 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 watched and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 sidor
...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,... | |
 | 1780 - 226 sidor
...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,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sidor
...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,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 sidor
...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,... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 sidor
...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 ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's fide : But, in his doty prompt at ev'ry call, He wat- h'd, and... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 sidor
...t« glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Cnrelefs 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 leaned to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 sidor
...learn'd to And quite forget their vices in their woe; Carclcfs their merits or their faults 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 fn!c; Bur, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch d and wept,... | |
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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... 
