 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1817 - 822 pagina’s
...inculcated in the following lines, which were quoted on a former and rather different ocasion : « Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind ; Let all their ways be unconfin'd, And clap the padlock on their mind." In his opinion, if" all the... | |
 | Various - 1868 - 644 pagina’s
...unless there were present that native sweetness which leads observer to follow the golden rule — Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind. surely if there is any one feature which expresses true beauty of soul, it is the disposition to gratitude... | |
 | 2007 - 180 pagina’s
...he would apply to the present French Rulers (particularly Barras and Rewbell) the words of the Poet: 'Be to their Faults a little blind; Be to their Virtues very kind, Let all their ways be unconfin'd, And clap the Padlock on their mind ! ' Merlin,1 the late Minister... | |
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Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind, Let all their thoughts be unconfined, A.nd clap your padlock on the mind. 
