 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 psl.
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife? And his laft faultering accents whifpered praife,. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remained to pray. S The THE DESERTED VILLAGE. n The fervice paft,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 psl.
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raiie,. And his laft faultering accents whifpered praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double fvvay, And fools, who came to feoff, remained to pray. The The fervice paft, around th6 pious man,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 486 psl.
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft faultering accents whifpered praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double fway, And fools, who came to feoff, remained to pray. The fervice part, around the pious man, With... | |
 | 1794 - 574 psl.
...Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raife, And his laft faultering accents whifpered praife. At church, with meek and unaffected grace. His looks...venerable place? Truth from his lips prevailed with double flvay, And fools, who came to feoff, remained to pray. The fervice pad, around the pious man, With... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 psl.
...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 ready smile... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 psl.
...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 5 His ready »mile... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 psl.
...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 follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to stare the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 psl.
...soul— Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service post, around the pious man, With steady zeal each honest rustic ran: Even children followed, with endearing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 psl.
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran •, Even children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 psl.
...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 follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile... | |
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Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise And his last faltering... 
