 Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus 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,...  London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Pągina 2711770Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pągines
...began. 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...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies. He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pągines
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pągines
...charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's iide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and...as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the Ikies, * He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pągines
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd 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... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pągines
...And cv'n his failings lean '(I to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, Hewatch'dand wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new- Hedg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allar'd to brighter... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pągines
...w'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's side ; Hut in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wepi, ڃ- ti-inpt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, rejirov'd each dull delay, Allnr'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 666 pągines
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings leao'd to virtue's side , Bat in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call. He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for...as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AllurM to brighter... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pągines
...wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's sidej But, in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, repro/d each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pągines
...relieve the wretched was his pride. And even his failings lean'd to virtne's side ; Bnt in his dnty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a hird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pągines
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his 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 endearmf nt tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each... | |
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