 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 - 1817 - 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 try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUnrM to brighter... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 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, and pray'd, and felt, for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 стор.
...hegan. t Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride. And even his failings lean'd to virtues side; I'.ut in his duty prompt at ev.ery 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... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1819 - 418 стор.
...of poetical description : " In bis high doty prompt at every call, " He watoh'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... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 стор.
...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 to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 стор.
...began. Thus to relieve th,e wretched was his pride,. And evea his failings leanM to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all.r And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 стор.
...to Virtue's side; . „ ;But in his duty prompt at every call, ' ^ He watcu'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, Alhir'd to... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 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 try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
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