 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
 | Book - 1854 - 496 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...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... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 578 Seiten
...Shonlder'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...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 524 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...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 524 Seiten
...Shouldered his crutch, and shewed 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 even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - 1854 - 442 Seiten
...find another strong resemblance to Mr. Ballou, in Goldsmith's description of the village preacher : " Thus, to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en...his duty prompt, at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 590 Seiten
...Shonlder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with hia guests, the good rann 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 uatch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | 1855 - 248 Seiten
...his crutch, and show'd how fields were won Pleas'd with his srnesN the good man learn';! to glow, 8* 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,... | |
 | George Monkland (of Bath.) - 1855 - 142 Seiten
...man he was to all the country dear," and truly might it be said, as I myself have witnessed, " That to relieve the wretched was his pride ; And e'en his...his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. ******* At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His look adorned the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 560 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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 448 Seiten
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew"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,... | |
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