 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
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 דפים
...dross, the silver runs below. Long had our pious friend in vir'.ue 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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 דפים
...the silver runs below. " Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd liis E t u measur'd back his steps to Earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ? But God, to save the... | |
 | 1821 - 270 דפים
...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...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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 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 the father,... | |
 | 1835 - 1024 דפים
...supreme love from her God ; and that the lines of Parnell were not appropriate? — " Ixmg 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 lived in pain, And measured back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run, But... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 דפים
...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 heart from God; (Child of his age) for him he lived in pain, And measured back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run! But... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 דפים
...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 heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he lived in pain, And measured back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ! But... | |
 | Wynnard Hooper - 1824 - 552 דפים
...dross the silver runs below. " Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-weaned 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... | |
 | Charles Swan - 1824 - 566 דפים
...dross the silver runs below. " Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-weaned 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... | |
 | 1824 - 558 דפים
...dross the silver runs below. " Long h^d our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-weaned 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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