 ... offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control,...  Sunday readings in prose and verse, selected and ed. by J.E. Carpenter - Seite 214herausgegeben von - 1866Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1780 - 226 Seiten
...Comfort came down t!he trembling wretch to raiftj And his laft faltering -accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd tvith double fwayj And fools who came to feoff, remain'd to prajr; The fervice paft, around the pious... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 Seiten
...makes the crimes and errors of the poor, a pretence to juftify the indulgence of its own parfimony. — At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With fteady... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 Seiten
...wretch to raife, And his laft fauhering accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffefted grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With ready... | |
 | 1785 - 304 Seiten
...wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffefted grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway. And fools, who catne to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...wretch to raife; And his lalt falt'ring accents whii'per'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffe&ed grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whilper'd praifc. At church, with mctk er young : The jolly god in triumph comes ; Sound the trumpets, beat the fvvar ; And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 Seiten
...wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaftefted grace* His looks adorn'd the venerable- place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
 | 1792 - 112 Seiten
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. AT church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft , around the pious man , With... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 Seiten
...raife, And his lafl fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At chureh, with meek and unnaffe£led gracei His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fool?, wfco came to feoff, remain'd to pray*i ' The fervice pafl, around the pious man, "With... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 Seiten
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft fault'ring accents whifper'd praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remain'd to pray. The fervice paft, around the pious man, With... | |
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