 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.  School Grammar - Page 254by William Henry Maxwell - 1907 - 317 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway. And fools who came to scoff, rpumin'd to pray. The service past; around the pious man, " ilh ready zeal each honest rustic ran ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...lips prevail'd with double sway. And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd, with endearing wilf, And pluck'd his gown to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...lips prevail'd with double away, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : Even children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...whispered praise. 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 service post, around the pious man, With steady zeal each honest rustic ran: Even children followed, with endearing... | |
 | Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour - 1820 - 326 pages
...the censciences of his hearers; he had arrows in his quiver, that himself only knew how to sharpen. " Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway; And fools, who came to mock remained to pray." The Character of Barnabas may, with great propriety, be applied to him; " He... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...whispered praise. 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 service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran •, Even children followed with... | |
 | 1824 - 444 pages
...TO THE RECTORY. « At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, reraaiu'd to pray." GOLDSMITH. WE took tea in a moss house which the venerable rector had constructed,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...lips prevail'd with double sway. And fools, who came to scoff", remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran: Even children tblluw'tl, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 338 pages
...with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my mind, when sinking... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 346 pages
...with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my mind, when sinking... | |
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