 | 1814 - 310 pages
...tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...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... | |
 | 1755 - 262 pages
...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...delay, " Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way." He had now attained to an advanced age; and his health, which had been robust, began to decline. The... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 380 pages
...And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. STATE OF THE LABORING POOR. — The condition of the laboring poor in this district is much the same... | |
 | James M'Donald - 1815 - 170 pages
...endearment trys, •' To tempt its new-fleug'd offspring to the skies; He try'd euch art, reprov'u each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led...bed, where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, a-ndpain, by turns dismay'd, The reveren'd champion s,tood. At his controulDespair and anguish fled... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 602 pages
...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...delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way." I remember to have heard him say, when speaking of his continual interruptions, " I see in this world... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pages
...all : And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her 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 forrow, guilt, and pain, by turns difraay'd, The rev'rend... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...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, guilt, and pain, by turns dismaj'd, The rev'rend champion stood, , f. 45. But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pages
...To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUnrM to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...Beside the hed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by tarns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At chureh, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
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The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. 
