 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 pity gave ere charity began.  Cassell's illustrated readings - Page 162by Cassell, ltd - 1875Full view - About this book
 | John Forster - 1848 - 734 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...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 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...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 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...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 416 pages
...tales of sorrow done, Shoulder' d his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began." The family of the worthy pastor consisted of five sons and three daughters. Henry, the eldest, was... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were woo. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...: Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 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...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side — But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 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...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side — But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd and... | |
 | 1851 - 724 pages
...Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. ***** Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en...his duty prompt at every call, He watched, and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird eich fond endearment tries. To tempt its new-fltdged offspring... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...tales of sorrow done, Shoulder" d his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began." The family of the worthy pastor consisted of five sons and three daughters. Henry, the eldest, was... | |
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