 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pagina’s
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | 1808 - 512 pagina’s
...tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, I to brighter worlds, and led the way. " Beside the...turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul, Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise,... | |
 | 1811 - 394 pagina’s
...its new-fledg'd offspring to *he skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay',- --^. Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. ~~ " Beside the...turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul, Comfort came down the tren.-bling wretch to... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pagina’s
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayM, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pagina’s
...his failings lean'd to 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...reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and angnish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering... | |
 | 1817 - 692 pagina’s
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way" Besides.his knowledge was not confined to theology ; he was a man of research and general information... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pagina’s
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his contronl, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul—... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pagina’s
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pagina’s
...tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to... | |
 | Fireside scenes - 1825 - 920 pagina’s
...leaves the storm, Though rolling clouds around its bosom spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. GoLDSMITHTHE COUNTRY CURATE. JOHN CHALONER is one of my oldest friends. He has travelled along the... | |
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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... 
