He 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 art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Songs of Three Centuries - Seite 66herausgegeben von - 1875 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia - 1922
...know not. It certainly did not please his people, who applied to him the words of the poet : ". . . in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept,...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries. To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay. Allured to brighter... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2006 - 486 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to Virtue's side; But in his duty...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And... | |
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