 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 Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 Seiten
...wife and children participate with him. Truly, in this respect, he did not eat his morsel atone. " He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all : And as a bird, eacli fend endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 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, he pray'd and felt, for aH : And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt the new-fledgM offspring to the skies, He tried... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 Seiten
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lear1'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd aqd felt, for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to... | |
 | Noah Worcester - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...virtue's «ide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt tor 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... | |
 | Nicholas Dickson, William Sanderson - 1916 - 322 Seiten
...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place. But in his duty prompt at every call. He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.' " NOTES AND* QUERIES. THE ATTHORSHIP OF THE " VESTIGES OF CREATION." Our esteemed correspondent, Mr... | |
 | 1850 - 642 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Derbyshire Archaeological Society - 1883 - 256 Seiten
...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 her new-fleclg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Presbyterian Church of England - 1849
...whether in a more extended or limited sphere, each to realize the picture of the sacred bard — " And in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and...To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reurov'd each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." LONDON MEETING... | |
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