| 1833 - 958 páginas
...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... | |
| 1838 - 1014 páginas
...for, and appeared to be affectionately concerned for the welfare of, every 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... | |
| Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 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...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 Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even le judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd: The glory,...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... | |
| John Newton, Richard Cecil - 1824 - 738 páginas
...the wretched than to rise. 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...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... | |
| 1824 - 728 páginas
...dying penitent. Neither business nor pleasure was permitted to interrupt these holy employments, " For in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all." Nor was he less careful to minister, perhaps even btyond his means, to the temporal wants of the afflicted.... | |
| 1847 - 390 páginas
...in the way to the heavenly fold. " Thus in his duty prompt at every call. He watch'd and wept, and pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt his new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 páginas
...relieve the wretched was his pride, End even his failings Ican'd to virtue's side ; ut in his duly prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt, for atl And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To 'tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 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...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... | |
| Richard Cecil - 1825 - 476 páginas
...than to rise. VoL. I. 34* 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...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its ncw-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
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