 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | 1780 - 226 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 pagina’s
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fean, 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 afcvery call, lie watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pagina’s
...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...his pride , And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And ,... | |
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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. 
