 | 1840 - 378 páginas
...failings lean'd to virtue's side ; ' But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all : And as a bird each fond endearment...skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 páginas
...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...skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 páginas
...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...skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | 1843 - 184 páginas
...began. 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...skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | 1850 - 642 páginas
...generous race. 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...skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. While the memory of such a brother was yet fresh in his... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1844 - 274 páginas
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings leaned to virtue's side. But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 páginas
...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...skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 páginas
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side; her new fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; , The village master taught his little school ; A...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... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 páginas
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies ; He tried eacli art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
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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... 
