 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 offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds,...  Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life of the author - Pàgina 10per Oliver Goldsmith - 1774Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 382 pàgines
...failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watdi'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fled ;;'d offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pàgines
...failings lean to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wepl, 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 arI, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd Io brighter... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pàgines
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n 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 felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pàgines
...IIT. Thus, to relieve the wretched was his pride ;• And e'en 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 felt for all. And, as a bird, each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fiedg'd offspring... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 380 pàgines
...ii.sc. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n 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 felt for all r And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | James M'Donald - 1815 - 170 pàgines
...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 felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment trys, •' To tempt its new-fleug'd offspring... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pàgines
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his 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 her new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pàgines
...rev'rend champion stood, , f. 45. 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... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 pàgines
...to rise. Thns to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pàgines
...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, AUnrM to brighter... | |
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