 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
 | English literature - 1845 - 614 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 ready zeal, each honest rustic... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double swsy, 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... | |
 | Rural churches - 1846 - 264 pages
...A. OLD WHITE MEETINGHOUSE; REMINISCENCES COUNTRY CONGREGATION. " 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." GOLDSMITH. SECOND EDITION. NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER, 58 CANAL STREET, AND... | |
 | William Howitt - 1847 - 430 pages
...Deserted Village into the region of the sister art, by Mr. Rankley. " At clmrch, »ithraeek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." The fools here, are those who naturally would be wisest in their own conceit,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 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 ready zeal each honest rustic... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 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 ready zeal, each honest rustic... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. 35 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, 40 With steady zeal, each honest rustic... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...raise. And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected gi"»«e, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from...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... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...raise. And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected gr:iee, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. 1 he service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 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... | |
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