 | 1808 - 512 pages
...minister, nothing was overlooked " 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 try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, I to brighter worlds,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...tempt her new- Hedg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allar'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed,...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rcr'rend cbainpioa stood: at his controvl Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...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... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 new-fledg'd offspring to the skies. He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...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 new-fledg'd offspring to the skies; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...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 new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, repro/d each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed,...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AllurM to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay '<!, The rrv'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...tempt his new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the... | |
 | Clergy - 1811 - 394 pages
...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... | |
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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 all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... 
