 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...  Half Tints: Table D'hōte and Drawing-room - Pągina 190per Addison Peale Russell - 1867 - 232 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pągines
...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 prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pągines
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay 'd, The rev'rend... | |
 | Robert Adair - 1840 - 328 pągines
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." GOLDSMITH. IV. His SUCCESS. A few remarks is all that the time will admit under this head. There is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pągines
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pągines
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
 | 1870 - 406 pągines
...watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all; And as a bird each fond emloflrment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." There is a latent power for good possessed by teachers which is little dreamed of — a mild, beneficent... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pągines
...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, reproved...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pągines
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend... | |
 | 1850 - 642 pągines
...a true scion of that gentle and generous race. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side : But in his...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. While the memory of such a brother was yet fresh in his heart, and his grief was green, it no doubt... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pągines
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
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