 | George Wilkins - 1826 - 462 pages
...for his calm persuasive eloquence. 'Twas in him that the ideal good man was seen actually to exist. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." There was scarcely one in the town that had not applied to him for advice. If any embarked in trade... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread^ Eternal sunshine settles on its head. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : . *JVon.had. -. t... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray* The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : Even children followed... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. Km y { @C , f \ ٖbtah 8鈟|M? The service past, around the pious mau, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1831 - 788 pages
...brow 1 Recollect the description of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith. — " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place : Truth from his Iip3 prevailed with double sway ; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past,... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 554 pages
...your brow ? Recollect the description of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith.— " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children follow'd... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 336 pages
...Goldsmith's allusion to the preaching of a country curate, would apply with ten-fola force to him. " Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, "And fools, who came to laugh, remained to pray!" Let, then, every American Clergyman look steadily to the gospel- for his... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 292 pages
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff", returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran :... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 546 pages
...brow 1 Recollect the A& scription of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith. — " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran; E'en children follow'd... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double swayj And fools, who came to scoff, returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With... | |
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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. 
