 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...Virtue's fide ; 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-fledg'd offspring to the fkies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. •... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...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 its new-fledg'd offspring to the Odes ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...And, as a bird each fond endearment triet, To tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide the bed where parting life was laid, And furrow, guilt, and pain, by turns difmay'd, The rev'rend... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its,new fledg'd offspring to the ikies ; He tried each.art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide the bed where parting life was laid, Aud forrow, guilt, and pain, by turns difmay'd, The rev'rend... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...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 its new-fledg'd offspring to the fkies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way, Belide... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...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 skies; He try'd each...delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. BESIDE the bed, where parting life was laid, And forrow, guilt, and pain, by turns difmay'd, The rev'rend... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new fledg'd offspring to the ties, ife He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide the bed where parting life was laid, And forrow, guilt, and pain, bv turns difmay'd, The rev'rend... | |
 | Missions - 1801 - 576 pages
...And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the IV>e» ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. At Church, with meek and nnaflwiled grace, His looks adorn'd the venerab'e place. Truth from his lips... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pi ay Yl and felt, for all— And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the flcies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide'the... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1794 - 738 pages
...afylums of wretchednefs : in comforting the mourners, ellablifhing the pious, and roufing the carelefs, " He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, " Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way." His union with the Redeemer was almoft uninterrupted. His was nut a tranfient, but a conftant flame.... | |
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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 all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries... 
