 | 1834 - 410 pàgines
...of Georgetown except one; and to hundred« and thousands he performed the last rites of friendship "Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,...down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faultering accents whispered praise." The life of Dr. Balch was often chequered with many severe trials,... | |
 | 1834 - 472 pàgines
...educated seventy-four youths for the ministry, a and thousands he performed the last ritus of friendship "Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,...came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his hist faultering accents whispered praise. " The life of Dr. Balch was often chequered with many severe... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pàgines
...tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed,...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
 | 1834 - 606 pàgines
...watched and wept, be 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Mr. Clement died, February }7tb, 1812, aged sixty-three. The Rev. John Rees, from the Stepney Academy,... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pàgines
...tempt the new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...was laid, • And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | John Alonzo Clark - 1836 - 412 pàgines
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." GOLDSMITH. WHEN it was perceived that the immortal spirit had indeed left its clay tenement, all efforts... | |
 | Richard Salter Storrs - 1836 - 430 pàgines
...wept, and prayed 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." SAMUEL GREEN. 99 While thus laboriously engaged, he would pleasantly say — " let us feel with good... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pàgines
...skies, He triell each art, reproved each dull delay, £ • Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pàgines
...faults to sean, His pity gave ere eharity began. He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 pàgines
...tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
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Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en 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 a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring... 
