At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. Ĺ’uvres - Page 171by Jacques Delille - 1800Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...fled the struggling soul; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fait' ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn 'd the 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:... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustick ran ; E'en children followed, with... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adoru'd the venerable place ; . > . Truth from his lips prevail'd...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd, with endearing wilf, And pluck'd his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...with meek and unaffected grace> His looks adorn'd the venerable pktce ; Truth from his lips prevaii'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; . Ev'n children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his... | |
| David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...reproved each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way ! Truth from his lips prevail 'd with double sway; And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray." Such are a few of the traits in the character of Mr. Simpson. It might well be said of him, that he... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...champion stood. At his control, Despair and anpuish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his... | |
| John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...wretch to raise,, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unatlecled grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth...prevail'd with double sway : And fools, who came to scoff, remain' d to pray. The service past, around the pious man, \V liu ready seal, each honest rustic ran... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Troth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fo /Is, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck 'd his... | |
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