 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 sidor
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay 'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 sidor
...tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull dela3', Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...down the trembling wretch to raise, ' And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | 1808 - 512 sidor
...tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, I to brighter worlds, and led the way. " Beside the...turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul, Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise,... | |
 | 1811 - 394 sidor
...its new-fledg'd offspring to *he skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay',- --^. Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. ~~ " Beside the...turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul, Comfort came down the tren.-bling wretch to... | |
 | 1814 - 310 sidor
...watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies; He tried each...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayM, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 sidor
...each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed, where parting life w;is laid, And sorrow, guilt and pain, by turns dismay'd,...: Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise j: And his last fauhering accents whisper'd praise. IV. At church, with meek and unaffected grace,... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 sidor
...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...reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and angnish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering... | |
 | 1817 - 692 sidor
...very voice and manner were peculiarly affectionate and winning; it might truly be said of him, that ." As a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way" Besides.his knowledge was not confined to theology ; he was a man of research and general information... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 sidor
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his contronl, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul—... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 sidor
...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...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
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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... 
