 So speaks affection, ere the infant eye Can look regard, or brighten in reply; But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murmuring...  The New Parley Library ... - Pagina 3361844Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1799 - 614 pagina’s
...reply ; But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's car by that endeariug name ; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care Or lisps with holy look his evening pray'r, Or gazing, mutely pensive,... | |
 | 1799 - 618 pagina’s
...gazing, mutely pensive, sits to hear , .:_ , - , . r The mournful ballad warbled in his ear ; ..,-.,. , p How fondly looks admiring Hope the while,/ , . £ At every artless tear, and every smile ; ... A • . ^ How glows the joyous parent to descry „', , .. A guileless bosom, true to sympathy... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1800 - 168 pagina’s
...tafk beneath her care, 255 Or lifps with holy look his ev'ning prayer, Or gazing, mutely penfive, fits to hear The mournful ballad warbled in his ear ; How fondly looks admiring Hope the while, At every artkfs tear, and every fmile ! 360 How glows the joyous parent to defciy A guilelefs bofom, true to... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1803 - 162 pagina’s
...reply; But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care, Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer, Or gazing, mutely pensive,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 182 pagina’s
...reply ; But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name ; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care, Or lisps with holy looks his ev'ning prayer, Or gazing, mutely pensive,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 144 pagina’s
...had learn'd to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name ; Soon as the playful innocent can prove i A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care, Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer, "* Or gazing, mutely pensive,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1806 - 220 pagina’s
...250 But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name ; ; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care, 255 Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer, Or gazing, mutely... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pagina’s
...smile of love, 11 Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care, " Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer, . , " Or gazing, mutely pensive, sits to hear...the while, " At every artless tear, and every smile ! The maniac is pictured, wildly expecting the return of a lover, by whose death her reason has been... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 176 pagina’s
...reply; Bat when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care, Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer, Or gazing, mutely pensive,... | |
 | 1811 - 610 pagina’s
...; But when the cherub lip had learned to claim A mother's ear by that f ndearihg name ; Soon as lhe playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love ; Or snon his murmuring task beneath her care. Or lisps, with holy look, his evening prayer ; j Or gizing,... | |
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