 Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below. * Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his...  Poems on Several Occasions - עמוד 177מאת Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 221 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 דפים
...drofs the filver runs below. Long had our Pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child half wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, 226 And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave... | |
 | 1793 - 376 דפים
...drofs the filver runs below. Long had our Pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child half wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, 226 And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But God, to fave... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 דפים
...effedl. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the Child half wean'd his heart from Gotl ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And meafur'd back his fteps to earth again. To what excefies had his dotage run? But God, to fave the father, took the fon.... | |
 | John Wesley - 1794 - 738 דפים
...heart from God f (Child of his age) lor him he liv'd in pain, And meafui'd back his fteps to eartn again. To what excefles had his dotage run ? But GOD, to fave the Father, took the fon. To all but thee, in fits he feem'd to go, (And 'twas my miniftry to deal the blow.) To.* poor... | |
 | 1800 - 322 דפים
...dross, the silver runs "below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child halfwean'dhis heart from GOD; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his- steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ! But GOD, to save the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 דפים
...drol's, the filver runs below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half wean'd his heart from) God; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, Andmeafur'd back his rteps to.carth ag.iin. T« what excefles bad his dotage vun ? But God, to fave... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 דפים
...dross the silver runs below. Long had our pious friend in virtue trod , But now the child balf-wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain , And measur'd back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage ran ? But God, to save the... | |
 | 1806 - 184 דפים
...kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs helow. " Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd...God; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd hack his steps to earth again. Vo what excesses had his dotage run ! — But God, to save... | |
 | 1806 - 408 דפים
...the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below. Long had our pious Friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd...; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ? But God, to save th,e... | |
 | 1806 - 330 דפים
...the silver runs below. 132 Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half wean'd his heart from GOD ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ! But GOD, to save the... | |
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