 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 sivua
...failings lean'd to Virtue's side; 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 skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | 1813 - 628 sivua
...round of visits on Monday: "But in liis duty prompt at every call, lie watch'd and wept, lie prey <1 and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 sivua
...failings lean'd to virtue's side : 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 skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds,... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 sivua
...failings lean to virtue's side ; But in bis 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 her new-fiedg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each arl, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'dto brighter... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 sivua
...failings Ican'd to Virtue's side; 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-fledgM offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 sivua
...rev'rend champion stood,...... p. 45. ut in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all: -And, as a bird each fond endearment tries ~ITo tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, -Allur'd... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 sivua
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was bis pride, And e'en 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 sivua
...failings lean'd to virtue's side; 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 skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 sivua
...their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. And even his failings leanM to virtue's aide •, Bft _...ui u to orighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1819 - 418 sivua
...of poetical description: ' In his high duty prompt at every call, ' He watoh'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 skies, ' He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, ' Allur'd to brighter... | |
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began. , Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged 
