 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...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...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... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Arminianism - 1833 - 958 pages
...conferred not with flesh and blood ; " But in her duty prompt, at every call, She watch'd and wept, she pray'd and felt, for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the ikies, She tried each art, reproved eacli dull delay, i Allured to... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...lear1'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt, at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd aqd 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... | |
 | Arminianism - 1838 - 1014 pages
...member of the family. ' But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd, and wept, and pray'd, nnd felt for all ; And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...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...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, Aud 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. Aud, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt it's new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried... | |
 | John Newton, Richard Cecil - Theology - 1824 - 738 pages
...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...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." I remember... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...wretched was his pride, And even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every e of the world! [guides, Go, wondrous creature! mount...science Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state th ncw-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
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Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And... 
