 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...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. The service past, around the pious man, With ready seal each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...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. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran: Even children tblluw'tl, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, wb.o came to scoff, remain'd to prsy. liquor fann'd; Some o'er her lap their careful plumes display'd, Trembling, and Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...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. The...good man's smile. His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd ; Their welfare plcas'd him, and their cares distress'* To them his heart, his love, his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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. 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... | |
 | Theology - 1825 - 502 pages
...such a preacher would endear himself to the lambs of his flock, and that of him might be said ' Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, ' And pluck'd his gown to share the good man's smile.' In the second sermon, the author, in illustrating the meaning of the text, says, ' You all know what... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...man, With ready zeal, eaeh honest rustie ran ; Even ehildren follow'd with endearing wile, And pluek'd and immortal powers, As on a boundless theatre, to run The great eareer of exprest, Their welfare pleas'd him, and their eares distrest ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...to pray\ ' The service past, around the 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 ready smile a parent's warmth exprest, Their welfare pleas'd him, and their cares distrest... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...And 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,...good man's smile. His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare pleas'd him, and their cares distress'd: To them his heart, his love, his... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...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. The...the pious man With ready zeal each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile ;... | |
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To them his heart, his love, his griefs, were given. But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. 
