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 and... the english anthology - Seite 167von T AGERTON - 1794Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 Seiten
...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 offspring to the Ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 Seiten
...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 Seiten
...was his pride, And even his 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... | |
| Richard Warner - 1819 - 418 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
| 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 tries, , . .•".'' To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, — " . He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Alhir'd to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 Seiten
...was his pride, And even his 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... | |
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