 | William Chambers - 1851 - 200 pages
...Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise ? " The Man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread! The Man of...state, Where age and want sit smiling at the gate; Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick... | |
 | Lowestoft (England) - 1851 - 102 pages
...every ear. We have already shown how applicable is Pope's description of his great prototype :— " He feeds yon almshouse, neat, but void of state, Where age and want sit emiling at the gate; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans, bless'd, The young who labour, and the... | |
 | William Enfield, James Pycroft - 1851 - 422 pages
...Wlio taught that Heav'n-directed spire to rise? " The Man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread: ALL, our praises why should Lords engross ? He feeds yon almshouse, neat, but void of state, Where... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 pages
...? Who taught the heaven-directed spire to rise ? The Man of Ross, each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread, The Man of...the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans bless'd, The young who labour and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes,... | |
 | Edward Durell - 1852 - 234 pages
...destitute, sick, and aged inmates, which forcibly reminds one of the Alms' house of the Man of Ross. He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where age and want ait smiling at the gate, Him portien'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 332 pages
...Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise ? " The Man of Ross," each lisping habe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread! The Man of...gate: Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 602 pages
...truth, when he was in his manhood's pride, to the term when his head was white and hoary. * Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread, The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread.' This was strictly true. Some pious bishop or lord of former times had decreed, that the tolls paid... | |
 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1854 - 104 pages
...?— " The man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold! the market-place, with poor o'er spread, The man of Ross divides the weekly bread; He feeds...the gate. Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans bless, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes,... | |
 | William Chambers - 1854 - 406 pages
...rise ? " THB MAN OF Ross," each lisping babe replies t Behold the market-place with poor o'erspreud— The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread. He feeds...state, 'Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate. Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans blessed, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 pages
...Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise? " The Man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread! The Man of...He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, 265 Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate; Him portion'd maids, apprenticed orphans bless'd, The... | |
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the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon almshouse, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, 
