 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...  Songs of Three Centuries - Seite 66herausgegeben von - 1875 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 Seiten
...watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all j And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each...way. Beside the bed, where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 Seiten
...watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each...way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 Seiten
...virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all. 25 And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, 30 And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 Seiten
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." CHAPTEB XXV. DINNER AT BICKERSTAFF'S. — HIPFERNAN AND HIS IMPECCNIOSITT. — KE!«RICK'S El'IORAM.... | |
 | Edinburgh medical missionary society - 1849 - 354 Seiten
...wept, he prayed 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, reproved...way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed, He stood Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise.... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 Seiten
...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...way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and... | |
 | 1850 - 604 Seiten
...these, — " But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." One more remark, one other brief quotation, and we quit this most fascinating poem, which nestles deeper... | |
 | 1850 - 704 Seiten
...Pastor, express, in elegant verse, and beautiful poetry, * what every minister should exemplify : " And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." What multitudes the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, "allured" to heaven ; and did so, because "... | |
 | 1850 - 806 Seiten
...— ••' But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept. he pray M and felt fox all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." One more remark, one other brief quotation, and we quit this most fascinating poem, which nestles deeper... | |
 | 1850 - 458 Seiten
...shalt rest, that thine ox and thine ass may rest." CHAPTER V. — THE VILLAGE PASTOR. " And, as the bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." that He, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, would condescend to fill that house also with his... | |
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