 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,...  Beauties of literature, selected from various authors by H. Waylett - Pagina 56door Beauties - 1791Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 pagina’s
...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. And, as a bird, each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fiedg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 382 pagina’s
...pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watdi'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fled ;;'d offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pagina’s
...ev'n his failings lean to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wepl, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her new-fiedg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each arI, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd Io brighter... | |
 | James M'Donald - 1815 - 170 pagina’s
...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. And, as a bird each fond endearment trys, •' To tempt its new-fleug'd offspring to the skies; He try'd euch art, reprov'u each dull delay,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pagina’s
...his pride, And e'en his 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,...tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the Ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide the bed,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pagina’s
...by turns dismaj'd, The rev'rend champion stood, , f. 45. 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 try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 pagina’s
...his pride, And e'en his failings Ican'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-fledgM offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pagina’s
...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 endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUnrM to brighter... | |
 | 1850 - 938 pagina’s
...perfect, in every way, are such lines as these, — " But in his duty prompt at every call, Ha watched and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment trie?, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay,... | |
 | 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 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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