At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Miscellanies... - Page 188by William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 592 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 : E'en children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...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: E'en children, follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...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; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smiles... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service post, around the pious man, With steady zeal each honest rustic... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 488 pages
...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; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 ; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck' d his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
| George Wilkins - Conversion - 1826 - 462 pages
...'Twas in him that the ideal good man was seen actually to exist. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." There was scarcely one in the town that had not applied to him for advice.... | |
| George Wilkins - English fiction - 1826 - 466 pages
...'Twas in him that the ideal good man was seen actually to exist. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." There was scarcely one in the Wwn that had not applied to him for advice.... | |
| John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...rolling clouds are spread^ Eternal sunshine settles on its head. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic... | |
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