 Wide was his parish; not contracted close In streets, but here and there a straggling house ; Yet still he was at hand, without request, To serve the sick, to succour the distressed; Tempting, on foot, alone, without affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous...  Eliza Cook's Journal - Page 85edited by - 1849Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...relief, He judg'd himself accomplice with the thief. Wid? was his parish ; not contracted close 60 In streets, but here, and there, a straggling house...(without request,) To serve the sick ; to succour the distress'd : Templing, on foot, alone, without affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous night, .... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...poor ; Who, should they steal, for want of his relief, He judged himself accomplice with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close In streets,...affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous night. All this, the good old man performed alone, Nor spared his pains ; for curate he had none. Nor durst... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...poor ; Who, should they steal, for want of his relief, He judged himself accomplice with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close In streets,...affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous night. AH this, the good old man performed alone, Nor spared his pains; for curate he had none. Nor durst... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1808 - 200 pages
...contract a rust. Ever at hand was he without request, To serve the sick, to succour the distress'd : Tempting on foot alone, without affright The dangers of a dark tempestuous night. Such was the saint ; who shone with every grace, Reflecting', Moses-like, his Maker's face. God saw... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...poor. Who, should they steal, for want of his relief, he judg'd himself accomplice with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close in streets,...without request, to serve the sick, to succour the distress'd; tempting, on foot, alone, without affright, the dangers of a dark tempestuous night. All... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...poor. Who, should they steal, for want of his relief, he judg'd himself accomplice with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close . in streets,...without request, to serve the sick, to succour the distress'd; tempting, on foot, alone, without affright, the dangers of a dark tempestuous night. All... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close In streets, but here and there a stragglir house ; Yet still he was at hand, without request,...affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous night. All this, the good old man perfonn'd alone, Nor spar'd his pains ; for curate he had none. Nor durst... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...poor. Who, should they steal, for want of his relief, He judg'd himself accomplice with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close In streets,...house ; Yet still he was at hand, without request, To sene the sick ; to succour the distress'd: Tempting, on foot, alone, without affright, The dangers... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...thief. more, And prais'da priest contented to be poor. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close la streets, but here and there a straggling house; Yet...without request, To serve the sick ; to succour the distress'd: Tempting, on foot,' alone, without affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous nierht.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...with the thief. Wide was his parish ; not contracted close In streets, but here and there a straggti house ; Yet still he was at hand, without request, To serve the sick ; to succour the distress'd: Tempting, on foot, alone, without affright, The dangers of a dark tempestuous night. All... | |
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