 | 1851 - 772 Seiten
...wept, and prayed, 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." Whilst we would admire and love the man, wo would more than all adore the grace which made him to differ.... | |
 | 1814 - 310 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 dismayM, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 Seiten
...the way. Beside the bed, where parting life w;is laid, And sorrow, guilt and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair...: Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise j: And his last fauhering accents whisper'd praise. IV. At church, with meek and unaffected grace,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 Seiten
...tempt its 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 rev'rend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...watch'd and wept, and pray'd, and felt, for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; He tried each...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and angnish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 Seiten
...Beside the hed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by tarns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At chureh, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 Seiten
...To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUnrM 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... | |
 | 1817 - 692 Seiten
...winning; it might truly be said of him, that ." As a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; He tried each...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way" Besides.his knowledge was not confined to theology ; he was a man of research and general information... | |
 | 1850 - 938 Seiten
...watched and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment trie?, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 Seiten
...watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each...turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his contronl, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul— Comfort came down the trembling wretch to... | |
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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... 
