 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 Seiten
...of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head : In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, Ard loose from dross, the silver runs below. Long had our pious friend in vir'.ue trod, But now the child half wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 Seiten
...his grateful soul. " Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, " With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; " In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow,...our pious friend in virtue trod, " But now the child half wean'd his heart from GOD: p3 .. L •' Child of his age, for him he liv'd in pain, • • And... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 Seiten
...touch his grateful soul. Tims artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow,...our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his... | |
 | 1821 - 270 Seiten
...touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow,...our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his... | |
 | 1821 - 282 Seiten
...soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kiud warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross,...our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-weau'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he Hv'd in pain, And measur'd back his... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 Seiten
...touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow,...our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God; (Child of his age) for him he lived in pain, And measured back his... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 Seiten
...touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head : In the kind warmth, the metal learns to glow,...pious friend in virtue trod, . • But now, the child half v/ean'd his heart from God t (ChUd of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measured back his... | |
 | 1824 - 558 Seiten
...flies, but trembling fails to fly with speed. His steps the youth pursues ; the country lay Perplex 'd with roads, a servant show'd the way : A river cross'd...And loose from dross the silver runs below. " Long h^d our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-weaned his heart from God ; (Child of his... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 Seiten
...touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow,...our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half-wean'd his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he lived in pain, And measured back his... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...touch his grateful soul. Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead. With heaping coals of fire upon its (/ half wean'd his heart from God ; (Child oí his age) for him he liv'd in pain. And measur'd back his... | |
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Long had our pious friend in virtue trod, But now the child half- weaned his heart from God ; (Child of his age) for him he liv'd in pain, And measur'd back his steps to earth again. To what excesses had his dotage run ? But God, to save the father, took... 
