 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 Seiten
...charity began. 8 Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en lus failings leaned to virtue^ side ; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 Seiten
...to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But, in bis duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed. The reverend... | |
 | Henry Harbaugh - 1857 - 428 Seiten
...them the instructions and consolations of the Gospel. " In all his duty prompt, at every call, lie watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." KEV. DANIEL WAGNER. 1750—1810. THERE are few lives more pleasant to contemplate than that of Mr.... | |
 | William Caine Moragne - 1857 - 56 Seiten
...thoughts had rest in Heaven." ***** "To relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side. But in his duty prompt at every...new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." ***** "Beside the bed where... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, 183 9 The... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his...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... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side; But, in his...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... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 Seiten
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride ; And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But, in his...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... | |
 | William Henry Hudson - 1918 - 186 Seiten
...Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed, The reverend... | |
 | 1918 - 2062 Seiten
...won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; I was a friend, O man, to thee, to all. LYCIDAS A...HIS PASSAGE FROM CHESTER ON THE IRISH SEAS, 1637 Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend... | |
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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... 
