 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...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 even his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...learn'd to 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 lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...learn'd to 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 e'en his failings lear1'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...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 lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, Aud ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side : But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, •... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...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 lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, eated half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, his pride, And even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ; 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 : But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He... | |
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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 leaned to Virtue's side... 
