His house was known to all the vagrant train. He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain ; The long-remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast. The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there,... The Guardian - Page 2831869Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending fwept his aged breaft; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to (lay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whole beard defending fwept his aged breait ; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed \ The broken foldier, kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defcending (wept his aged breaft ; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defending fivept his aged breaft; The ruined fpend-thrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...remembered beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defending fwept his aged breaft; The ruined fpendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed; The broken foldier, kindly bade to ftay, 155 Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds,... | |
| 1794 - 574 pages
...remembered beggar was his guetr, Whofe beard dcfccnding fwept his aged bread ; The ruined fpcndlhrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldicr, kindly bade to ftay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1789 - 488 pages
...beggar was his gueft, Whofe beard defending fwept his aged bread; The ruined fpend-thrift, ПОЛУ no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken foldier, kindly bade to flay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wand'rings, but relie/d their pain; The long-reraember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending, swept his aged breast; The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claim'd kindred there, and had his claim allow'd; The broken... | |
| Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...all the vagrant train , « He chid their wand'rings , but reliev'd their pain. « The long-remembef'd beggar was his guest, « Whose beard descending : swept his aged breast ^ The ruin'd spendthrift ^ now no longer proud, « Claim'd kindred there and had his claim allovv'd : i «... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...to all the vagrant train ; He chid their wand' rings, but reliev'd their pain ; The long-remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast; The ruin'd spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd; The broken... | |
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