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
| Reminiscences - 1851 - 86 Seiten
...period : " 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way."* It will be seen, then, that on no account could the neglect of public worship in Rosedale be attributed... | |
| Henry Harbaugh - 1851 - 328 Seiten
...all human ties, — affection for their beloved dead who have died in the Lord. IS HEAVEN A PLACE? And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Is heaven a place, or is it a state of existence merely ? Has it locality, and is it material ? Shall... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 Seiten
...Allured to brighter worlds, and led the wny. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fullering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the... | |
| William Chambers - 1851 - 200 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... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 Seiten
...Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, tep he climbed ; while far above, Sweet Anna charmed...While dreadful yawned beneath the jaws of hell. Amid lost faltering accents whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, Hi- looks adorned... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 Seiten
...wept, he pray d and felt, for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-8edged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...}. 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... | |
| 1859 - 748 Seiten
...spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.' See another phase of the good man's character: — ' And, as a bird, each fond endearment tries To tempt...tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighten worlds, and led the way.' But we could quote the poem and find beauties everywhere. Strange... | |
| Sheffield collegiate sch - 1852 - 48 Seiten
...propriety as could ever have attached to their first utterance, apply to him the words of our poet, — And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. We would add the prayer that ho may be permitted to enjoy many long years of usefulness, activity,... | |
| James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 Seiten
...this figure ? A. " A virtuous man, slandered by evil tongues, is like a diamond obscured by smoke." " And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." Q. What is the foundation of this figure? A. Analogy, or resemblance, either in character 0t effect.... | |
| Caroline Howard Gilman - 1852 - 412 Seiten
...race, the happiness Of one poor individual, Or of unnumber'd thousands be attained." SG BULLFINCH. " And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." GOLDSMITH. THERE is no moral object so beautiful to me as a conscientious young man ! I watch him as... | |
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