| George Croly - 1828 - 430 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 leaned to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all: And, as... | |
| 1828 - 398 sivua
...tailings lean'd on 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 his new fledg'd offspring to thf skir>: He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| James Montgomery - 1828 - 1058 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 wateh'd and wept, he pray'd and... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sivua
...And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched nnd wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt. NT new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 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-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 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,... | |
| George Croly - 1831 - 436 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 leaned to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all: And, as... | |
| Susan Ferrier - 1831 - 358 sivua
...follow are still more descriptive of him. Pray, papa, read them;" and Captain Malcolm went on :— " 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, iind wept, and felt, and... | |
| Susan Ferrier - 1831 - 508 sivua
...follow are still more descriptive of him. Pray, papa, read them ;" and Captain Malcolm went on:— " 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, and felt, and... | |
| John Pierpont - 1832 - 292 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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