 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scqft', remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : E'en children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. ' His ready smile... | |
 | 1824 - 444 pages
...AVE-MARIA-LANE. 1822. VISIT 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,... | |
 | 1847 - 390 pages
...then broke out into laughter ; but when they went out, they seemed to have arrows in their hearts. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who cime to scoff remain'd to pray." I have seen him at the almshouses,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his 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.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his 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 ; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck' d his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1826 - 466 pages
...for his calm persuasive eloquence. 'Twas in him that the ideal good man was seen actually to exist. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." There was scarcely one in the Wwn that had not applied to him for advice. If any embarked in trade... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1826 - 462 pages
...for his calm persuasive eloquence. 'Twas in him that the ideal good man was seen actually to exist. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." There was scarcely one in the town that had not applied to him for advice. If any embarked in trade... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : E'en children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread^ Eternal sunshine settles on its head. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : . *JVon.had. -. t Prm. sat 8 « LESSON XLII. Parody* on the preceding.—BLACKWOOD... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray* The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : Even children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his gown,... | |
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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. 
