 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...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: 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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 Seiten
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 Seiten
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 Seiten
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 Seiten
...To tempt the new-fledgM offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'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 reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | 1838 - 1014 Seiten
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.' " Indeed, having once known an individual, he seems never to have forgotten him. In his last letter... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...tempt it's 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. Beside the bed...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend Champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 Seiten
...tempt her 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...life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul.... | |
 | Andrew Reed - 1823 - 356 Seiten
...unseen and spiritual world, without an involuntary application of Goldsmith's similitude — " Just as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; She tried each art, and checked each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." But... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 Seiten
...'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. Beside the bed...where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control. Despair and anguish fled the... | |
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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... 
