 Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, 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...  Development of English Literature and Language - Page 214by Alfred Hix Welsh - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...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...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; Beside... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...Shonlder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields wefe won: u Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pages
...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...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and ehow'd how fields were won. Fleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity hegan. t Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. And even his failings lean'd to virtues side;... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pages
...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...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pages
...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;...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. • Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to Virtue's side; But... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...his crutch, and show'd how ßelds were %von. Pleax'd with his guests , the good man learn' d to gfou; And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless...their faults to scan. His pity gave ere charity began. , Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en Ais failings lean'd to virtue's side: But ,... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields wer« won. Pleas'd with his guests the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. [glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...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...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in... | |
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