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. Chambers's poetical reader - Page 105by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...venerable place : Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluek'd his gown, to share the good man's smile.... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double (way, And fools who came to scoff remain'd 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 pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile, His... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; E'en children fbllow'd with endearing wile,' ( And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile... | |
| 1808 - 512 pages
...good frame, and you prayed me out of it again." was ever in his company but loved him : and when " The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; , E'ea children followed with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown to share the good man's smile.... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to 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, to share the good man's smile. His... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with doublesway, And fools, who came to scoff', remain' d to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; ^ JVn children follow'd with endearing wile, Aud pluck'd his gown to share the good man's smile.... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...venerable place: Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran : Ev'u children fouWd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His... | |
| Clergy - 1811 - 394 pages
...even .with cjnldren, so that 1 believe no child was e\ei in Ills company but loved him : and when. " The service past, around the pious man., With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; * Mr. Winter was never tiresome in domestic devotion.—- lie often mentioned that Mr. Whiteneld... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With...ready zeal each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'dhis gown, to share the good man's smile; His ready smile a... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest fustic ran ; Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown to share the good man's... | |
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