 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 - 1809 - 322 стор.
...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 wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 стор.
...failings lean'd to Virtue's side ; Hut in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wepi, he pray'd cesimus ti-inpt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies : He tried each art, rejirov'd each dull delay, Allnr'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 стор.
...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 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 - 1809 - 102 стор.
...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 wept, he pray'd and felt, for all — And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 стор.
...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 wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 стор.
...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 all. 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... | |
 | 1811 - 394 стор.
...minister, nothing was overlooked, « Bui in ixlo 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 *he skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay',- --^. Allur'd to... | |
 | 1825 - 618 стор.
...testimony with how much affection and concern she sought their welfare. « She watched and wept, she pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment...tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; She try'd each art, reproved each dull delay. Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way." The excellence... | |
 | 1851 - 772 стор.
...his failings leaned to virtue's side, And in his duty prompt at every call, He watched, and wept, and prayed, and felt for all: And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-8edged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 стор.
...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 all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt tts new fledg'd offspring... | |
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