 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 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 woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 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; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave, ere charity began. ThuMo relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd... | |
 | 1806 - 330 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 woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 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 ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere Charily bega'tt. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride} And even his failings... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 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 woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, andshew'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...; " Careless their merits or their faults to scan, " His pity gave ere charity began." I cannot resist the temptation of adding the portrait of the schoolmaster... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 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 woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...done, Shoulder'dhiscrutch,andshew'd how fields werewon. Pleas'd with bis guests, the good man learn'd to glow. And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their fanlts to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. And even... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...and shew'd how fields were wou . [to slow, Plea«'d with his guests ""' >!(>"d man learn'd Andqoite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity save ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And cv'n his failings... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 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 ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings... | |
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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... 
