 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 leaned to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for...  The Book of Poetry - Página 173editado por - 1844 - 264 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 páginas
...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 its new-fledg'd offspring to the fkies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 páginas
...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 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... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 páginas
...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-fledg'd offspring to the skies; „ He try'd each art, repfov'd each dull delay, « Allur'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 páginas
...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 offfpring to the fkies. He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd..to brighter... | |
 | 1803 - 268 páginas
...something to come ; as, " 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 \vept, he pray'd and felt for all." GOLDSMITH. A PERIOD makes the fullest distinction,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 páginas
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failingslean'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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 páginas
...gave , e'er charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride j And e'«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 (elt for all. And , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 páginas
...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, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 páginas
...pity gave ere charity hegan. Mm- to relievc the wretched mi 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, and pray'd, and felt for, all. And as a hird each fond endearment tries To tempt... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 páginas
...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... | |
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