 To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm...  Œuvres - Page 171by Jacques Delille - 1800Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...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,...smile a parent's warmth express'd ; Their welfare plcas'd him, and their cares distress'* To them his heart, his love, his griefs were giv'n ; But all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare pleased him, and their cares distress'd ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 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... | |
 | 1825 - 502 pages
...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... | |
 | 1825 - 896 pages
...flock, the poet proceeds : — " His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare plcas'd him, and their cares distress'd ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff* that lifts its awful form,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pages
...' 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... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : E'en children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown,...were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heav'n. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...pray. The service past, around the pious man With ready zeal each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown,...were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heav'n. As some tall cliff thai lifts it's awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown...distress'd: To them, his heart, his love, his griefs were given ; But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. WILLIAM COWPER. BORN 1731—DIED 1S00. THE... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 544 pages
...of ladies and gentlemen approached familiarly, and shook him cordially by the hand : " E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile." In the evening we went to the theatre, to see the celebrated Miss Foote, whose loves have given her... | |
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