 | Richard Cecil - 1825 - 488 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 sivua
...failings lean'd to virtue's side; Rut 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-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Jonathan Duncan - 1825 - 274 sivua
...lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd, he wept, he pray'd, he felt for all: And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 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 her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried eacii art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | James M'Henry - 1825 - 348 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 her new-fledged offspring to the skies.He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Mured to brighter... | |
 | 1827 - 986 sivua
...he breathed for your welfare, as men and as Christians. Of him it may be truly said, that " 'In hi» duty, prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all.' " And as truly may it be said, that in the enjoyment of affluence, he lived not to himself. He was simple in... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1827 - 370 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 lean'd to virtue's side; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 sivua
...their vices in their wo ; 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 lean'd to virtue's side; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
 | C D. Golland, Mrs. C. D. Haynes Golland - 1827 - 594 sivua
...composition, and save the line which relates to pecuniary affairs, will just be adapted to you. , ' Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept—l•e pray'd and... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 sivua
...their vices in their wo ; 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 leaned to virtue's side : But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all: And,... | |
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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 
