 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 worlds,...  The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ... - Página 231por William Enfield - 1805 - 396 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James M'Donald - 1815 - 170 páginas
...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 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 páginas
...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 all: And, as a bird...endearment tries 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... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 páginas
...pride, And e'en 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: 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 páginas
...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, he pray'd and felt for all : 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 páginas
...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 all : And, as a...endearment tries 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... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...pride, And even 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 all. And, as a bird...endearment tries, 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... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1819 - 418 páginas
...the beautiful picture of poetical description : " In bis high doty prompt at every call, " He watoh'd and 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, reprov'd each dull delay, " Allur'd to brighter... | |
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