 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 - 1809 - 322 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 páginas
...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,...as a bird each fond 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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | 1809 - 402 páginas
...And cv'n his failings lean '(I to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, Hewatch'dand wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new- Hedg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allar'd to brighter... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 páginas
...w'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side ; Hut in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wepi, ڃ- ti-inpt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, rejirov'd each dull delay, Allnr'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 páginas
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings leao'd to virtue's side , Bat 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, AllurM to brighter... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 páginas
...wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's sidej 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-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, repro/d each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 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 all : And, as a bird each fond endearmf nt tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 páginas
...relieve the wretched was his pride. And even his failings lean'd to virtne's side ; Bnt in his dnty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a hird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art,... | |
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