 | 1811 - 542 頁
...truly be said, that while dispensiug the bread of life, " At chuich, with meek and unaffected giace, His looks adorned the venerable place : Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway.1' In piety to his God — at once fervent and rational, equally removed from the extremes of... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1815 - 624 頁
...parish become a town, and surviving that era fourteen years, died, Nov. 4, 1804, in his 84th year. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place." Mr. Rowland's wife was a daughter of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, of Pembroke. Four sons and three daughters... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 頁
...soul— Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service post, around the pious man, With steady zeal each honest rustic ran: Even children followed,... | |
 | 1820 - 332 頁
...the censciences of his hearers; he had arrows in his quiver, that himself only knew how to sharpen. " Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway; And fools, who came to mock remained to pray." The Character of Barnabas may, with great propriety, be applied to him; " He... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 頁
...; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran •, Even children... | |
 | 1847 - 390 頁
...then broke out into laughter ; but when they went out, they seemed to have arrows in their hearts. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who cime to scoff remain'd to pray." I have seen him at the almshouses,... | |
 | 1824 - 444 頁
...AVE-MARIA-LANE. 1822. VISIT TO THE RECTORY. « At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, reraaiu'd to pray." GOLDSMITH. WE took tea in a moss house which the venerable rector had constructed,... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 338 頁
...with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my mind, when sinking under misfortune.... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 346 頁
...with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my mind, when sinking under misfortune.... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1826 - 444 頁
...for his calm persuasive eloquence. 'Twas in him that the ideal good man was seen actually to exist. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray." There was scarcely one in the Wwn that had not applied to him for advice. If any embarked in trade... | |
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