 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...  Specimens of the British Poets ... - Seite 2701809 - 459 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Sabine - 1807 - 316 Seiten
...wretched was his pride, And e'en 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...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledgM offspring to the skies, He tried each art» reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Richard Cecil - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...rise. 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,...To 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." I remember... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 240 Seiten
...by which he wins them to paths of holiness and peace, if not matchless, has never been excelled : " And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, aud led the way." 173 If this idea can be equalled by another, in any language, ancient or modern,... | |
 | 1808 - 512 Seiten
...office as a minister, nothing was overlooked . . " But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watclt'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its ne\v-fledg'd offspring to the skies; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | J. H. Rice - 1808 - 520 Seiten
...., f( Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even 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 aM'^ At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; . Truth from... | |
 | j. h Rice - 1808 - 536 Seiten
...woe j Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even 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.Careless their merits, or their faults to scaay His pity gave e'er charity began. At church, wiuh... | |
 | William Jones - 1808 - 162 Seiten
...which he offered to God, under my roof, in seasons of affliction, can never be forgotten." * " Thus in his duty prompt at every call, , He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 Seiten
...began. Thus to relkve 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,...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 Seiten
...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,...To 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 Seiten
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's iide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,...endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the Ikies, * He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.... | |
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