 | 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...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | 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...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 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;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...no longer proud. Claimed kindred there, and bad his claim allowed: The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away—...Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were wor.. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their... | |
 | 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...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 wept,... | |
 | 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...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | 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...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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken soldier kindly bid to stay, S at by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, [won. Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were Pleased with his guests the good man learned... | |
 | 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...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,... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 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,... | |
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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 pity... 
