The three tours of Doctor Syntax In search of 1. The picturesque, 2. Of consolation, 3. Of a wife. The text complete. [By William Combe] With four illustrations |
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 | The three tours of Doctor Syntax |  |
“For fifty years the Pastor trod The way commanded by his God;
For fifty years his flock he fed With that divine celestial bread
Which nourishes the better part And fortifies man's failing heart.
His wide, his hospitable door, Was ever open to the poor;
While he was sought, for counsel sage, By ev'ry rank and ev'ry age.
That counsel sage he always gave, To warn, to strengthen, and to save:
He sought the sheep that went astray, And pointed out the better way:
But while he with his smiles approv'd The virtue he so dearly lov'd,
He did not spare the harsher part, To probe the ulcer to the heart;
He sternly gave the wholesome pain
That brought it back to health again.
Thus, the commands of Heav'n his guide,
He liv'd,—and then in peace he died.”
For fifty years his flock he fed With that divine celestial bread
Which nourishes the better part And fortifies man's failing heart.
His wide, his hospitable door, Was ever open to the poor;
While he was sought, for counsel sage, By ev'ry rank and ev'ry age.
That counsel sage he always gave, To warn, to strengthen, and to save:
He sought the sheep that went astray, And pointed out the better way:
But while he with his smiles approv'd The virtue he so dearly lov'd,
He did not spare the harsher part, To probe the ulcer to the heart;
He sternly gave the wholesome pain
That brought it back to health again.
Thus, the commands of Heav'n his guide,
He liv'd,—and then in peace he died.”
| The three tours of Doctor Syntax | |