 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.  Studies from the English Poets - Page 497by George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 519 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 pages
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise,. And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...sway, 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 followed... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise....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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. 35 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, 40 With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service post, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran; Even children followed... | |
 | William Chambers - 1851 - 200 pages
...control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...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... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fullering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and...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... | |
 | John Watson Adams, Joel Parker - 1851 - 378 pages
...than by applying to the subject of it the beautiful description in Goldsmith's Deserted Village : " ' 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 steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; E'en children followed... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children followed,... | |
 | Herbert Byng Hall - 1853 - 322 pages
...in return he received their prayers and love, which being wafted to heaven made him rich indeed. " 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 steady zeal each honest rustic ran, E'en children followed... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 pages
...control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last, faltering accents whispered praise....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... | |
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