 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...chanty began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and...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
...wretched was his pride , And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for..., as a bird each fond endearment tries , To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...wretched was his pride, And ev'nhis failings lean'd to virtue's fide ; But in his duty prompt at ever)' call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for...And, 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to Virtue's tide ; But, in-his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for...And, as a bird each, fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-rledg'd ofl'spring to the ikies ; He tried each art, réprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...wretched was his pride, And e'en his 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...And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul; Comfort came... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...were won. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to VIRTUE'S fide ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and...endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the fkies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Befide... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 286 pages
...endcarment tries <t To tempt her new-fledg'd ofispring to (he skies; <.-. He try'd each art, reprov'd cach dull delay, « Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led...And sorrow, guilt and pain by turns dismay'd, « The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul, « Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; «. Comfort... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...And as a bird eath fond endearment tries, To tempt his new-fledgM offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter...led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laidi And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...was his pride, « And e'en his 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...as a bird each fond endearment tries , « To tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies; „ He try'd each art, repfov'd each dull delay, « Allur'd... | |
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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 worlds, and led the way. 
