 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...venerable place , Truth from his lips prevailed with double 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 with endearing wile, And plucked his gown, to share the good man's smile ;... | |
 | Friedrich von Matthisson - German literature - 1829 - 390 pages
...©eifí unb Çetjen erleiden, ftötfen unb »etebefn. At church , with meek and unaffected grace , Ris looks adorn'd the venerable place , Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sw»y, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. GOI.DSMITH. ш 35<ï Äöntg roeif <S fia 1... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring 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 ptuck'd his... | |
 | James Sigston - Methodism - 1830 - 256 pages
...any one else ventured to make the least unfavourable allusion to this very singular discourse: thus Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself greatly attached to the Methodist discipline. Every breach... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...unaffected grace, His looks adom'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double nvray, ed brute, that won't hear me ? Can you bear witness that you're no better than a fool 1 Was steady zeal, each honest rustic ran; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. OLIVER GOLDSMITH. 17 1 The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile.... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - Conduct of life - 1831 - 788 pages
...venerable place : Truth from his Iip3 prevailed with double 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 follow'd with endearing wile, And plucked his gown, to share the good man's smile :... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - Elocution - 1832 - 122 pages
...the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise ; 39 And his last, falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and...place ; Truth from his lips, prevail'd with double And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, 45 With ready... | |
 | Samuel Astley Dunham - Europe - 1833 - 352 pages
...the service was over, thousands flocked round him, happy if they could but touch his garment : — " The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran; ~ ^ E'en children followed with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown to share the good man's «mile."... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pages
...anguish 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...pious man With ready 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... | |
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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. 
