 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...failings lean'd to VIRTUE'S fide ; 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 fkies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Jacques Delille - French literature - 1800 - 286 pages
...her new-fledg'd ofispring to (he skies; <.-. He try'd each art, reprov'd cach dull delay, « Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. * Beside the bed, where parting life was laid, « And sorrow, guilt and pain by turns dismay'd, « The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul, «... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...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, repfov'd each dull delay, « Allur'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...To tempt his new-fledgM offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laidi And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...failingslean'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 j He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 pages
...failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; 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 offfpring to the fkies. He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd..to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 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...the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...lean'd to Virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call , He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and (elt for all. And , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-lledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried each art , reprov'd each dull delay , Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...failings lean'd to Virtue's fides But in his duiy prompt at every call,. He wateh'ct 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 fkies ;. He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd 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... 
