 beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away...  A Study of Versification - Page 228by Brander Matthews - 1911 - 275 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard descending fwept his aged V»«& -, The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to Hay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1770 - 608 pages
...his heart had learned to prize. More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foidier, kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueSt, Whole beard defcending fwept his aged breaSt; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed; ‘ihe broken Soldier, kindly bade to Slay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claim allowed ; The broken foldier kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of forrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and fhewed how fields were won. Pleafed with his guefts, the good... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 486 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whole beard defcending fwept his aged bread; The ruined fpend-thrift, now no longer proud, ' Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 492 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whole beard defcending fwept his aged breaft; Tlie ruined fpend-thrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed j, The broken fbldier, kindly bade to flay, jSsteby his fire, and talked the night away, Fept o'er... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending fwept his aged breaft; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed; The broken foldier, kindiy bade to ftay, 155 Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...all the vagrant train , « He chid their wand'rings , but reliev'd their pain. « The long-remembef'd beggar was his guest, « Whose beard descending : swept his aged breast ^ The ruin'd spendthrift ^ now no longer proud, « Claim'd kindred there and had his claim allovv'd : i «... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...known to all the vagrant train; He chid their wand'rings, but reliev'd their pain; The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd; The broken... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...there, and had his claim allow'd; The broken soldier kindly bade to stay. Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with hh guests, the good man learn'd... | |
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