 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,...  Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life of the author - Стр. 10авторы: Oliver Goldsmith - 1774Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | C D. Golland, Mrs. C. D. Haynes Golland - 1827 - Страниц: 594
...you. , ' Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept — l•e pray'd and felt for all." Mr. Horace returned a suitable reply ; but wishing to change a... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - Страниц: 320
...pride, And even 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 to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - Страниц: 264
...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 tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | 1828 - Страниц: 398
...failings lean'd on 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 tries, To tempt his new fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Nicholas Carlisle - 1828 - Страниц: 352
...at RingsThus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his 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. The Deserted Village. 4 Rep.vi./?. 118. EARLY NOTICE OF BREAD. AN early notice... | |
 | Derbyshire Archaeological Society - 1883 - Страниц: 252
...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 tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Maine Historical Society - 1995 - Страниц: 458
...pri/e, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise." "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 ti'ics To tempt its new fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay,... | |
 | Charles R. Henery - 1995 - Страниц: 176
...wounded soldiers. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride And e'n his failings leaned 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 tries To tempt its new fledg'd offspring... | |
 | American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia - 1922 - Страниц: 374
...people, who applied to him the words of the poet : ". . . 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 her new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay. Allured to brighter... | |
 | Gordon Mursell - 2001 - Страниц: 604
...pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtues 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 to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
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