 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...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...reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, nnd led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed,... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 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...where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the... | |
 | Theodore Dwight Cook - 1854 - 444 pages
...wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to Virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt in every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt,...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." cflcmc Bookbinding Co., Inc. 300 Summer Street Boston, Mass. 02210 ... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - English literature - 1854 - 354 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. 170 I Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish Literature (in English) - 1854 - 348 pages
...^atch^d_and_H16pt1_he_rjra.y,d and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its neji'-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 pages
...failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and weptt he pray'd and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment...life was laid,. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his conirol, Despair and anguish fled the struggling foul... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1855 - 590 pages
...failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at every call. He uatch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment...to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed whore parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd. The reverend champion... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1855 - 632 pages
...for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the ski«, 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... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 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...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... | |
 | 1856 - 754 pages
...interesU : — Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue s aide ! But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watched...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. In reforming the moral and social condition of Alderley, his efforts were most indefatigable, and generally... | |
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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... 
