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. Memoir of Rev. James M. Cook - Seite 430von Theodore Dwight Cook - 1854 - 430 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 486 Seiten
...the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. And, ns a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offfpring to the fkiesi c (golfrfmttb^... | |
| 1824 - 412 Seiten
...brood, so beautifully expressed by an English poet, in his well-drawn picture of a pious teacher. '' He watched and wept — he prayed, and felt for all ; And as a hird each foud endearment tries To tempt its ntwfledgsd offspring to the skies. He tries each art —... | |
| George Bull (bp. of St. David's.) - 1825 - 340 Seiten
...consoled the mourner, and supplied the wants of the distressed. Thus — — In his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. — Goldsmith. Antinomianism, which had sprung out of the abuse of the principles defended by the Synod... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...Careless their merit-* or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve; t lie ement in his van, with Flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind. 1 Mighty at every call, He watched nnd wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment... | |
| 1836 - 784 Seiten
...their wanderings, but relieved their pain. * • • • • V • Thus to relieve the wretched wai his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side. But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched, he wept, he prayed, he felt for all ; And as a bird each fond endearment... | |
| Albert Barnes - 1838 - 56 Seiten
...would have been gathered together * to honor his memory, and to attend him to the grave. Thus — " To relieve the wretched was his pride, " And e'en...side; " But in his duty prompt in every call, " He watch'd and wept, he prayed and foil for all. " And as a bird each fond endearment tries " To tempt... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 Seiten
...in their woe ; 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 all. And, as a bird each fond endearment... | |
| Robert Adair - 1840 - 332 Seiten
...would have been gathered together to honour his memory, and to attend him to the grave. Thus — " To relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his...virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt in every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its... | |
| 1843 - 184 Seiten
...in their woe ; 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 all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment,... | |
| 1850 - 642 Seiten
...portrait be correct, he was a genuine Goldsmith — a true scion of that gentle and generous race. 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... | |
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