 At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.  The Normal Fifth Reader - Pagina 369door Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 416 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Elbridge Gerry Paige - 1857 - 362 pagina’s
...friend Pojie ' Whatever is, is right.' So mote it be ! OH SINCERITY AKD UNAFFECTED SIMPLICITY. TEXT. — At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pious man With steady zeal each honest rustic ran ; . Even children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pagina’s
...: Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; Even children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his gown... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 pagina’s
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise And his last faltering accents whispered praise. 4. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pagina’s
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his gown,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pagina’s
...soul; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran; Even children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his gown,... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 pagina’s
...(1771-1845) English clergyman, writer The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Bible, Psalms Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Anglo-Irish author It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is... | |
 | Charles R. Henery - 1995 - 176 pagina’s
...soul; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff remained to pray. The service pass'd around... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 pagina’s
...(1615-1691) British nonconformist cleric. "Love Breathing Thanks and Praise," Poetical Fragments (1 681 ). Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. OLIVER GOLDSMITH, (1728-1774) Anglo-Irish author, poet, playwright. "The Deserted Village," I. 1 79-1... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 pagina’s
...The Deserted Village He chid their wand'rings, but relieved their pain. 4 1 55 The Deserted Village A woman's 4 1 56 The Deserted Village A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant... | |
 | B. A. Ramsbottom - 2003 - 364 pagina’s
...their hearts. In the well-known words of the poet Oliver Goldsmith (concerning the village parson): "Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray." An Arminian woman named Harlow had heard nothing good about William Gadsby -- he was "an Antinomian,... | |
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