 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.  Œuvres - Page 171de Jacques Delille - 1800Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...fled the struggling soul; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...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 share... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise. And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 276 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek 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 ; Even children follow'd, with... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the 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,... | |
 | James Carter, Thomas Carter - 1845 - 486 pages
...he officiated. His pulpit labours were so effective that it might fairly have been said of him — " Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway ; And fools who came to scoft' remain'd to pray." The preaching of this good man moved me far more powerfully than I can well... | |
 | W I. Bicknell - 1846 - 602 pages
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd peace. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevail'd with double sway ; And fools, who came to scoff, rcmain'd to pray." DELIGHTFUL description ! — Cheering reality ! This is not a mere poetic flight,... | |
 | 1847 - 526 pages
...His preaching much, but more his practice wrought A living sermon of the truths he taught. DRYDEN. 4. At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scofF, remain'd to pray. GOLDSMITH'S Deserted Village. 5. Such vast impressions did his sermons make, He always kept his flock... | |
 | 1847 - 540 pages
...His preaching much, but more his practice wrought A living sermon of the truths he taught. DRYDEN. 4. At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. GOLDSMITH'S Deserted Village. 5. Such vast impressions did his sermons make, He always kept his flock... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faultering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...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... | |
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