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,... The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ... - Seite 231von William Enfield - 1805 - 396 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 Seiten
...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 to the skies; He iry'd each art, repro^d each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worms, and led the way. Beside... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 Seiten
...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....•".'' To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, — " . He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Alhir'd to brighter worlds, «nd led the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 Seiten
...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 tach fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...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...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 worlds, and led the way. Beside... | |
| John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 Seiten
...pride, And even 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...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 worlds, and led the way. The... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 Seiten
...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 to the skies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 Seiten
...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 to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 Seiten
...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 to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
| 1833 - 958 Seiten
...conferred not with flesh and blood ; " But in her duty prompt, at every call, She watch'd and wept, she pray'd and felt, for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the ikies, She tried each art, reproved eacli dull delay, i Allured to... | |
| 1821 - 992 Seiten
...soul: " A mi a« a bird each fond endearment trie*, To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skieij He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led Ihe way." When it was deemed advisable to employ a number of young persons in collecting pecuniary... | |
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