 | 1770 - 440 էջ
...mifcrjbly old. Shou'd I reveal the fource of ev'ry grief, If foft humanity e'er touch'd your breifts, •Your hands would not withhold the kind relief, And tears of pity could not be rrpreft, . Heav'n fends misfortunes — Why fhouli we repine ?.. . 'Tis Heav'n h.is brought... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 էջ
...paflage to the friendly tomb, For I am poor — and miferably old. Should I reveal the fource of every grief, If foft humanity e'er touch'd your breaft,...would not with-hold the kind relief, And tears of pity could not be repreft. Heav'n fends misfortunes — why fhouldwe repine? 'Tis Heav'n has brought me... | |
 | G. Pearch - 1775 - 340 էջ
...paflage to the friendly tomb, For I am poor and miferably old. Should I reveal the fource of every grief, If foft humanity e'er touch'd your breaft,...would not with-hold the kind relief. And tears of pity could not be repreft. Heav'n fends misfortunes — why fhould we repine ? 'Tis heaven has brought me... | |
 | John Wesley - 1786 - 738 էջ
...piercing is the cold ' , Short is my paffage to the friendly tomb; For I am poor and miferably old. Should I reveal the fources of my grief, If foft humanity e'er touched your lireaft, Your hands would not with-hold the kind relief, , And tears of pity would not... | |
 | Thomas Percival - 1781 - 330 էջ
...and piercing is the cold! Short is my paflage to the friendly tomb, For I am poor and miferably old. Should I reveal the fources of my grief, If foft humanity e'er touch'd yourbreaft, Your hands would not withhold the kind relief, And tears of pity would not be repreft.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 էջ
...and piercing is the cold ! Short is my paflage to the friendly tomb, For I am poor and miferably old. Should I reveal the fources of my grief, If foft humanity e'er toueh'd your breaft, Your hands would not withhold the kind relief, And tears of Pity would not be... | |
 | 1789 - 222 էջ
...miserably old. Should I reveal the source of every grief, If soft humanity e'er touch'd your breast, Your hands would not with-hold the kind relief, And tears of pity could not be represt. Heaven sends misfortunes — why should we repine ? 'Tis Heaven has brought me... | |
 | William Humphries - 1790 - 16 էջ
...and piercing is the cold ! Short is my paflage to the friendly tomb, For 1 am poor and miferably old. Should I reveal the fources of my grief, If foft Humanity...kind relief, And tears of Pity would not be repreft. Heaven fends misfortunes ; why íhould we repine ? Tis Heaven has brought me to the ftate you fee;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 էջ
...miferably old. Should I reveal the lources of my grief, s' If loft humanity e'er touch'd your brtsft, Your hands would not withhold the kind relief, And tears of pity would not be rcpreft. Heav'n fends misfortunes ; why ihould we repine ? •Tis Heav'n has brought me to the ftate... | |
 | 1791 - 728 էջ
...roiferably old 1 Should 1 reveal the fources of my grief, If foft Humanity e'er touch d your hrenft, Vo\ir hands would not withhold the kind relief, And tears of Pity would not be reprcft. Heav'n fends misfortunes! why ilxml.l we repitiB r— f. ee !— Tis Heav'n has brought me... | |
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Oh take me to your hospitable dome ! Keen blows the wind, and piercing is the cold ! Short is my passage to the friendly tomb, For I am poor, and miserably old. 
