 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 lehte
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 lehte
...glow, • And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow,... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 lehte
...glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; 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, and pray'd, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 lehte
...glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity 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 ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 lehte
...glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side. But in his duty prompt, at every call He watched and wept,... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1819 - 418 lehte
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 lehte
...glow, And quite forget their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their units to scau, His pity gave ere charity 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,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 lehte
...glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity 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,... | |
 | Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour - 1820 - 326 lehte
...scuson and tut of season; reproving, rebuking, and exhorting with all long-mjj'ering and gentleness: " And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt...skies; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way." On the 17th of February, 1685, aged 71, he bid adieu... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 lehte
...glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; 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... | |
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Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en 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. 
