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 to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds,... Beauties of the British Poets ... - Page 165by George Croly - 1850 - 395 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Morrison Engles - English poetry - 1844 - 274 pages
...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...whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools,... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new fledged offspring to the skies, s, and even the inland parts of Europe, by their depredations,...desert their industry in order to seek a precarious l anguisn fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering... | |
| 1844 - 320 pages
...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed. v. THB CHURCHMAN'S SDNDAY COMFANION. The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair...whispered praise. At Church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...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 each dull delay, Allured...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1844 - 318 pages
...tempt its now fledg'd offspring to the skiep; 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 reverend champion stood, at his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
| Charles R. Henery - Anglican Communion - 1995 - 176 pages
...tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried 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 reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
| American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia - Catholics - 1922 - 384 pages
...for all; 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...raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. 8 ASSISTANT AT MONROE St. Mary's, Monroe, was a mixed congregation for French^Canadian and English-speaking... | |
| American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia - Catholics - 1922 - 374 pages
...for all: 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 raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise.s ASSISTANT AT MONROE St. Mary's, Monroe, was a mixed congregation; for French-Canadian and... | |
| Gordon Mursell - Religion - 2001 - 604 pages
...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 raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise.81 But there were more hopeful signs. The eighteenth century saw the origins of the Sunday Schools,... | |
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