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 for... Lives of eminent Christians - Сторінка 229автори: Richard Brindley Hone - 1833Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 стор.
...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 стор.
...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... | |
| Apollo - 1800 - 224 стор.
...were won. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n 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, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 стор.
...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 стор.
...began *). Thus to relieve the wretched -was his pride, And ev'n 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, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledg'd offfpring... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 стор.
...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, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 стор.
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride j And e'«n 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 (elt for all. And , as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-lledg'd offspring... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 стор.
...hegan. Mm- to relievc the wretched mi 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, and pray'd, and felt for, all. And as a hird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 стор.
...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 стор.
...ti•Mj& ,tttet4sj£ A&K'&cidr& .t / 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... | |
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