 | 1770 - 752 sivua
...failings lean'd to virtue'« fide j But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the ikicsj He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 sivua
...their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. ' Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride,...call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for ¿fl. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt it? new fledged offspring to the ikies ;... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1770 - 608 sivua
...Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. ' Thus to.relieve the wretched was his pride-, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fiue ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. And,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 sivua
...their woe; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. D Thus Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even...Virtue's fide;. But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 sivua
...: Bat, SECT. I. LESSONS. 255 But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the (kies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUur'd to brighter... | |
 | Muse - 1785 - 318 sivua
...failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all, And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the Ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds,... | |
 | 1785 - 312 sivua
...failings lean'd to virtue's fide 5 But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all, And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the Ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sivua
...their vices in their woe ; Carelefs their merits, or their faults to fcan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 sivua
...failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But in hi* duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the ikicj, He trv'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to blighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 sivua
...pity gave ere chanty began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
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