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,... The Deserted Village: A Poem - Página 10de Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 23 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| 1847 - 390 páginas
...way to the heavenly fold. " Thus 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 his new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| 1824 - 412 páginas
...brood, so beautifully expressed by an English poet, in his well-drawn picture of a pious teacher. '' He watched and wept — he prayed, and felt for all ; And as a hird each foud endearment tries To tempt its ntwfledgsd offspring to the skies. He tries each art —... | |
| George Bull (bp. of St. David's.) - 1825 - 340 páginas
...admonished the young, consoled the mourner, and supplied the wants of the distressed. Thus — — In his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. — Goldsmith. Antinomianism, which had sprung out of the abuse of the principles defended by the Synod... | |
| Richard Cecil - 1825 - 476 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 tries, To tempt its ncw-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 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 tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| James M'Henry - 1825 - 348 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 tries To tempt hernete-jledged offspring to the skies,. He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 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 tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried eacn art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| 1826 - 300 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 tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| 1827 - 396 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 tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 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 tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
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