 Thy form benign, oh goddess, wear, Thy milder influence impart, Thy philosophic train be there To soften, not to wound my heart. The generous spark extinct revive, Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are, to feel,...  The beauties of English poetry, selected from the most esteemed authors, by ... - Page 117redigeeritud poolt - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1839 - 276 lehte
...fell disease, and ghastly poverty Thy form benign, propitious, wear, Thy milder influence impart ; Thy philosophic train be there, To soften, not to...gen'rous spark extinct revive ; Teach me to love, anj to forgive ; Exact my own defects to scan ; What others are to feel; and know myself a naan. SECTION... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 230 lehte
...human breast, Whose iron scourge, and tort'ring hour, The bad aflright, afflict the best ! The gcn'rous spark extinct revive ; Teach me to love and to forgive ; Exact my own defects to scan : What others'tire to feel ; and know myself a man. TRANSPOSED. Daughter of heaven, relentless power, thou... | |
 | Johnstone - 1840 - 386 lehte
...philosophic train be there, To soften, not to wound, the heart. The generous spark extinct, re\ ive, Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects...scan, What others are to feel, and know myself a man." All this is noble writing — sound philosophy, fine fancy, and very melodious numbers. Undoubtedly... | |
 | 1840 - 652 lehte
...despair, and want, thy vengeful band. Thy form benign, O goddess ! wear, Thy milder influence impart ; Thy philosophic train be there, To soften, not to wound, my heart. The generous spark, extinct, revive, Teach me to love and to forgive ; Exact my own defects, to scan What... | |
 | 1906 - 810 lehte
...You know the proverb, the less as is said, the sooner the chiney's mended, HOOD, The China-Mender 2 Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, GEAY, Hymn to Adversity, st, 6 How shalt thou hope for mercy, rendering none? SHAKEsPEAEE, Merchant... | |
 | 1907 - 798 lehte
...of Addison with Swift and Voltaire. 9. Comment on the following lines from Gray — (a) The generous spark extinct revive, Teach me to love and to forgive,...scan, What others are, to feel, and know myself a man (6) What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed Or urge the flying ball ? (c) Two... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1907 - 448 lehte
...fell Disease, and ghastly Poverty ; — Thy form benign, O Goddess, wear, Thy milder influence impart, Thy philosophic train be there To soften, not to wound my heart. The generous spark extinct revive, Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 lehte
...fell Disease, and ghastly Poverty: 40 Thy form benign, O goddess, wear, Thy milder influence impart; Thy philosophic train be there, To soften, not to...wound, my heart; The gen'rous spark extinct revive, 45 Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel, and know... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 lehte
...fell Disease, and ghastly Poverty: 40 Thy form benign, O goddess, wear, Thy milder influence impart; Thy philosophic train be there, To soften, not to...wound, my heart; The gen'rous spark extinct revive, 45 Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, What others are to feel, and know... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1908 - 476 lehte
...influence impart, 35 Thy philosophic train be there To soften, not to wound my heart. The generous spark extinct revive, Teach me to love and to forgive, Exact my own defects to scan, 40 What others are to feel, and know myself a Man. THE SOLITUDE OF ALEXANDER SELKIRK I am monarch of... | |
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