 The righted orphan's grateful tear. To Virtue and her friends a friend, Still may my voice the weak defend, Ne'er may my prostituted tongue Protect th' oppressor in his wrong, Nor wrest the spirit of the laws To sanctify a villain's cause.  An Apology for the Life of James Fennell - Page 444by James Fennell - 1814 - 510 lehteFull view - About this book
 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 lehte
...are faithful found, Mine be the confcience void of blame, The upright heart, the fpotlefs name. Tit The tribute of the widow's prayer The righted orphan's...friend, Still may my voice the weak defend. Ne'er may my proflitutvd tongue Protect the opprcflbr in his wrong, Nor wreft the fpirit of the laws, To fanflify... | |
 | 1780 - 740 lehte
...confcience void of blame, The tiprighi heart and fpotlefs name; The tribute of the widow'» prayer, And righted orphan's grateful tear. To Virtue, and her...; Still may my voice the weak defend. Ne'er may my proflituted tongue, Protect or praifc th'oppreiTor's wrong ; Nor wirft the fpirit of the laws, To fanclify... | |
 | John Almon - 1784 - 586 lehte
...confcience void of blame ; The upright heart ; the fpotlefs name ; The tribute of the widow's pray'r; The righted orphan's grateful tear ! To Virtue, and her friends, a friend ; Stirll may my voice the weak defend ! Ne'er may my proltituted tongue Protect th' oppreffor in his... | |
 | John Almon - 1786 - 440 lehte
...confcience void of blame ; The upright heart ; the fpotlefs name ; The tribute of the widow's pray'r ; The righted orphan's grateful tear ! To Virtue, and...Still may my voice the weak defend ! Ne'er may my proftituted tongue Protect th' oppreflbr in his wrong ; Nor wreft the fpirit of the laws, To fanctify... | |
 | 1787 - 430 lehte
...confcience void of blame. The upright heart, the fpotlefs name ; The tribute of the widow's pray'r, The righted orphan's grateful tear : To virtue, and...; Still may my voice the weak defend. Ne'er may my proftituted tongue Proteft th' oppreffor in his wrong. Nor wreft the fpirit of the laws, To fanftify... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 lehte
...Where few, I fear, are found; Mine, be the confcieace roid of blame; The upright bean ; the fpodefs name ; The tribute of the widow's prayer; The righted...friend; Still may my voice the weak defend! Ne'er may my proftituted tongue Protect th' oppreflbr in his wrong ; Nor wreft the fpirit of the laws, To fanctify... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 lehte
...Where few, I fear, are found; Mine, be the confcieace roid of blame ; The upright bean ; the fpodefs name ; The tribute of the widow's prayer ; The righted...Still may my voice the weak defend ! Ne'er may my proftituted tongue Protect th' oppreflbr in his wrong ; Nor wreft the fpirit of the laws, To fanctify... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 lehte
...few, I fear, are faithful found, Mine be the confcicnce void of blame, The honeft heart, the upright name, The tribute of the widow's prayer, The righted...friends, a friend, Still may my voice the weak defend, And never wreft the fpirit of laws,. To fanftify a villain's cau,fe. Let others with a treach'rous... | |
 | John Wesley - 1794 - 738 lehte
...confcicnce void of blame, The upright heart, the fpotlefs name, The tribute of the widow's pray'r, The righted orphan's grateful tear, To Virtue, and...friend. Still may my voice the weak defend! Ne'er may my proflituted tongue Proteft th1 oppreffor in his wrong, Nor wreft the fpirit pf the laws; To fanflify... | |
 | Gleanings - 1805 - 246 lehte
...conscience, void of blame, The upright heart, the spotless minis — The tribute of the widow's pray'r; The righted orphan's grateful tear ; To virtue, and...oppressor in his wrong, Nor wrest the spirit of the laws, To sanctify a villain's cause ; Let others, with unsparing hand, Scatter their poison through... | |
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