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... Gathered Fragments - Página 149por John Alonzo Clark - 1836 - 408 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 páginas
...&?• fa/tj r?f •f trryw • ^ ti•Mj& ,tttet4sj£ A&K'&cidr& .t / But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for...as a bird each fond 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... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 páginas
...pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's fides But in his duiy prompt at every call,. He wateh'ct 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 fkies ;. He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 páginas
...lean'd to Virtue's fide ; lJut, 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-fledg'd offspring to the Ikies lie tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| Education, George Nicholson - 1805 - 276 páginas
...admonitions are sincere. '( In all his duty, prompt at ev'ry call, he watches, weeps, he prays, and frels for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries to tempt his new-fledg'd offspring to the skirs, he tries each art, reproves each dull delay, allnr'd to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 páginas
...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,...as a bird each fond 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... | |
| Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 páginas
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt, at every call, . He watch'd and...bird each fond endearment tries, • ' To tempt its ncw-fledg'd offspring to the fkies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur"d to brighter... | |
| 1806 - 360 páginas
...», Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the fkies; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, , Carelefs their merits,... | |
| 1806 - 330 páginas
...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...And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt his new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...bega'tt. 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,...as a bird each fond 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... | |
| 1808 - 512 páginas
...the discharge of his office as a minister, nothing was overlooked " But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, I to brighter worlds,... | |
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