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
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 páginas
...failings lean'd to virtue's iide; 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 Ikies, * He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| 1809 - 402 páginas
...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
...failings lean'd to Virtue's side ; Hut in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wepi, he pray'd cesimus ti-inpt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, rejirov'd each dull delay, Allnr'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 páginas
...pity gave ere charity 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 all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 páginas
...pity gave ere charity 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 all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 páginas
...pity gave ere charity 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, he pray'd and felt, for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its... | |
| John Sabine - 1810 - 308 páginas
...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 all. 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... | |
| 1811 - 394 páginas
...minister, nothing was overlooked, « Bui in ixlo 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 *he skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay',- --^. Allur'd to... | |
| 1825 - 618 páginas
...testimony with how much affection and concern she sought their welfare. « She watched and wept, she pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; She try'd each art, reproved each dull delay. Allur'd to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 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 tts... | |
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