 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 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...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 came... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...tempt. NT 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 dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | 1832 - 448 pages
...sin and stimulate to holiness. " 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. "' Nor let the Elders forget, that to them is specially intrusted the originating, and directing, and... | |
 | Asa Cummings - 1839 - 510 pages
...them " lightened." In listening to his conversation and prayers, the burden would often fall off. " Beside the bed where parting life was laid, " And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd," he was at once faithful and tender ; and if " Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul," 't was... | |
 | Asa Cummings - 1830 - 434 pages
...them " lightened." In listening to his conversation and prayers, the burden would often fall off. " Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed," . • he was at once faithful and tender ; and if " Despair and anguish fled the struggling... | |
 | Asa Cummings - 1830 - 530 pages
...them " lightened." In listening to his conversation and prayers, the harden would often fall off. ' Beside the bed, where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed ' — he was, at once, faithful and tender ; and if ' Despair and anguish fled the struggling... | |
 | Asa Cummings - 1830 - 460 pages
...them " lightened." In listening to his conversation and prayers, the burden would often fall off. " Beside the bed, where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed" — he was, at once, faithful and tender ; and if " Despair and anguish fled the struggling... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pages
...And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new fledg'd offsprmgto the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt and pain, by turns dismay 'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control. Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 684 pages
...sitting " Bcsi'le ihe bed where parting life was I ihl, With sorrow, guht, anil fear, by turn» dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair...came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his lasi filtering accents whiaperM praise." Soch a man partakes of that divine nature, that came among... | |
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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. 
