 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...  Works of Washington Irving: Goldsmith - Page 16by Washington Irving - 1870Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 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...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 his... | |
 | 1800 - 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;...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... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow. « And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; K Careless their merits or 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 ; „... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 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...faults, to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failingslean'd to Virtue's side ; But in his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 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...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... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man leirn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...their' faults to scan,. His pity gave ere charity hegan. Mm- to relievc the wretched mi his pride. And e'en his failings lean'd -to virtue's side; ,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. * Pleas'd with his guests , th« good man learn 'd to glow , And quite forgot their vices in their Woe...their merits , or their faults to scan , His pity gave , e'er charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride j And e'«n his failings lean'd to... | |
 | 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...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 ; r^r-ftsert... | |
 | Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 422 pages
...riches, and by his extensive benevolence : his heart was ever open to the calls of distress; for, ' Careless their merits or their faults to scan, ' His pity gave ere charity began.' When Cipriani was making the designs for the Orlando Furioso, in a frontispiece, he delineated Time... | |
 | 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;...faults to scan, His pity gave, ere charity began. ThuMo relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his... | |
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