 | 1873 - 536 lehte
...changed, nor wished to change his place. Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise.' "It is quite impossible not to admire the life of such a veteran... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 lehte
...chapg'd, nor wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 lehte
...chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 lehte
...changed, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 lehte
...changed, nor wish'd to change his Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, [place; By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise' the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 lehte
...chang'd,nor wish'd to change his place; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More skill'd to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 lehte
...chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
 | 1824 - 398 lehte
...changed, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion 'd to the varying hour : Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. To them his heart, his lovo, his griefs were given ; But all his serious... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 lehte
...chang'd norwish'd to change hisplace; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd t others weak. But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat ; Tí- raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings,... | |
 | Catherine George Ward - 1824 - 728 lehte
...PORTRAITS, err, ofc. CHAPTER I. " Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, " By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour: " Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, " More skill'd to raise the wretched than to rise." GoMtmith. TTE forget to mark the lapse of time when on... | |
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Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. 
