 The simple heart that mocks at worldly wiles; Light wit, that plays along the calm of life ; And stirs its languid surface into smiles ; Pure charity that comes not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing what it feeds, But like the dew, with gradual...  The Dublin Inquisitor, ... - Page 251821Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 550 pages
...Felt io the bloom it leaves along the meads; Tlit' happy grateful spirit, that improves And brighten» every gift by Fortune given; That, wander where it will, with those it Makes every place a home, and home a heaven: love*. All these were his—Oh! tho« who read'st this... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pages
...into smiles. Pure Charity that comes not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing what it feeds ; But like the dew, with gradual silent power, Felt in the...meads. The happy grateful spirit that improves, And brighlens every gift by Fortune given; That wander where it will, with those it loves. Makes every... | |
 | 1819 - 838 pages
...into smiles ; Pure Charity, that comes not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing what it feeds; But like the dew, with gradual silent power, Felt in the bloom it leaves along the meads ; The The happy grateful spirit, that improves And brightens every gift by Fortune given ; That wander where... | |
 | 1819 - 808 pages
...smiles; Pure Charity, that comes not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing, what it feeds ; But, like the dew, with gradual silent power, Felt in the bloom it leaves along the meads ; And though to tak my hearing ye rejoice, ' . . . Yet spite o' you I'll still hear Friendship's The... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 872 pages
...into smiles ; Pure Charity, that comqs not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing what it feeds; But like the dew, with gradual silent power, Felt in the bloom it leaves along the meads; Tbe The happy grateful spirit, that improves And brightens every gift by Fortune given ; That wander... | |
 | 1821 - 518 pages
...into smiles. Pure Charity that comes not in a shower, Sudden and load, oppressing what it feeds ; But, like the dew, with gradual silent power, Felt in the bloom it leaves along th< meads. The happy grateful spirit that improves, Aod brightens every gift by Fortune given; That... | |
 | 1821 - 508 pages
...into smiles. Pure Charity that comes not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing what it feeds ; But, like the dew, with gradual silent power, Felt in the bloom it leaves along th« meads. The happy grateful spirit that improves, And brightens every gift by Fortune given ; That... | |
 | Susan Linn De Witt - 1823 - 496 pages
...XII. '• Pure charity ! that comes not in a shower, Sudden and loud, oppressing what it feeds, But like the dew, with gradual, silent power, Felt in the bloom it leaves along the meads." MOORE. ON the Sabbath, Justina wishing to go to church, Mrs. Hastings directed her to one, the minister... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 310 pages
...smiles; Pure charity, that comes not in a shower, Sudden, and loud, oppressing what it feeds ; But like the dew, with gradual, silent power, Felt in...it will, with those it loves, Makes every place a home, and home a heaven -, — \\l these were his, — Oh ! thou who read'st this stone, When for thyself... | |
 | 1825 - 486 pages
...to PREFACE. iii the world; while practice is the same treasure in the hands of the benevolent — ' Like the dew, with gradual, silent power, ' Felt in the bloom it leaves along the meads.' And one great advantage to be reasonably expected from such a work as the ' Mechanics' Magazine' was,... | |
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