 Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. 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...  The English Presbyterian messenger - Pàgina 203per Presbyterian Church of England - 1849Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 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...felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment trys, •' To tempt its new-fleug'd offspring to the skies; He try'd euch art, reprov'u each dull delay,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pàgines
...and pain, by turns dismaj'd, The 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...To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 pàgines
...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...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pàgines
...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,...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the Ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pàgines
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his 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...To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUnrM to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pàgines
...hegan. t Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. And even his failings lean'd to virtues side; I'.ut in his duty prompt at ev.ery call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a hird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried each art,... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pàgines
...his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, and 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... | |
 | 1850 - 938 pàgines
...perfect, in every way, are such lines as these, — " But in his duty prompt at every call, Ha watched and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment trie?, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pàgines
...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 to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pàgines
...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,...skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
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