 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - Страниц: 114
...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 tries, To tempt...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,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - Страниц: 410
...purposes : • * • . " And as a bird each fend endearment tiges To tempt its new fledg'd offspring-to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way ! Truth from his lips prevail 'd with double sway; And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray."... | |
 | 1825 - Страниц: 618
...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; She try'd each art, reproved each dull delay. Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way." The excellence of tier religious character, Her religion consisted not in name only, but in power and... | |
 | 1851 - Страниц: 772
...wept, and prayed, and felt for all: And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-8edged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." Whilst we would admire and love the man, wo would more... | |
 | 1814 - Страниц: 310
...watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt 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 brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - Страниц: 276
...virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, and pray'd, and felt, for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...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,... | |
 | 1817 - Страниц: 692
...very voice and manner were peculiarly affectionate and winning; it might truly be said of him, that ." As a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its...skies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way" Besides.his knowledge was not confined to theology ; he... | |
 | 1850 - Страниц: 938
...call, Ha watched and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment trie?, 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." One more remark, one other brief quotation, and we quit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - Страниц: 274
...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...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 - 1821 - Страниц: 236
...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...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,... | |
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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... 
