 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...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, The reverend... | |
 | 1870 - 406 pages
...members of one of our Baptist churches. Teacher, go thou and do likewise. Let it be said of you — That "in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched and...he prayed and felt for all; And as a bird each fond emloflrment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each... | |
 | Thomas Timpson - Missionaries, British - 1841 - 368 pages
...testimony with how much affection and concern she sought their welfare. " She watch'd and wept, she pray'd and felt for all And as a bird each fond endearment...tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; She tried each art, reproved each fond delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." Mrs.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...wept, he pray'd and felt, for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...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, The reverend... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en...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... | |
 | American periodicals - 1850 - 642 pages
...portrait be correct, he was a genuine Goldsmith — a true scion of that gentle and generous race. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. While the memory of such a brother was yet fresh in his heart, and his grief was green, it no doubt... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...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, The reverend... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - English poetry - 1844 - 274 pages
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings leaned to virtue's side. But, in his...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even { h߃$ her new fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even e, in hie noisy mansion skilled to rule, The village...to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew. her new fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, ! Allured to brighter... | |
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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. 
