 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise. And his last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. e smoking tide: At once they gratify their scent and...rich repast. Straight hover round the fair her air wb.o came to scoff, remain'd to prsy. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each... | |
 | 1824 - 444 pages
...PRINTED FOR FRANCIS WESTLEY, 10, STATIONERSCOURT, AND AVE-MARIA-LANE. 1822. VISIT TO THE RECTORY. « At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, reraaiu'd to pray." GOLDSMITH. WE took tea... | |
 | Christian literature, English - 1847 - 390 pages
...seemed to have arrows in their hearts. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who cime to scoff remain'd to pray." I have seen him at the almshouses, among the aged men and women, who... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck' d his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffeeted grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth...pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man'ssmile. His... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown,... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 346 pages
...his own history equally fortuitous, and perhaps as interestingly simultaneous. N°. III. PREACHING. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 338 pages
...his own history equally fortuitous, and perhaps as interestingly simultaneous. N°. III. PREACHING. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : E'en children follow'd, with... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with... | |
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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. 
