 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 pity gave ere charity began.  Cassell's illustrated readings - Seite 162von Cassell, ltd - 1875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shcw'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to Virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 Seiten
...his crutch, and show'd how ßelds were %von. Pleax'd with his guests , the good man learn' d to gfou; And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless...Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en Ais failings lean'd to virtue's side: But , in hin duty prompt at ev'ry call, ^ He watch' d and wept... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields wer« won. Pleas'd with his guests the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. [glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 Seiten
...his crutch, and show'dhow fields were won. [glow, Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lear1'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd aqd... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests,the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...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,... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...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,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...his crutch , and show'd how fields were won. [glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to d, by nature for the stage design'd, In person graceful, and in sense even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
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