 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, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - 1854 - 354 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. 170 I Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - 1854 - 442 Seiten
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. " Thus Mr. Ballou pursued his work in Portsmouth ; always faithful, affectionate and conscientious.... | |
 | Theodore Dwight Cook - 1854 - 446 Seiten
...Virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt in 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." cmc Bookbinding Co., Inc. 300 Summer Street Boston, Miss. 02210 BX9969C74C6 Memoir of Rev. Andover•Harvard... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 Seiten
...^atch^d_and_H16pt1_he_rjra.y,d and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its neji'-fledged 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 dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 Seiten
...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...reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, nnd led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 Seiten
...virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and weptt 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 conirol, Despair and... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 590 Seiten
...virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call. He uatch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed whore parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd. The reverend champion... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 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... | |
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