 Careless their merits or their faults to scan, 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...  Specimens of the British Poets ... - 270 ページ1809 - 459 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | 1770 - 742 ページ
...began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's fide; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept,...as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the Ikies; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter... | |
 | 1741 - 858 ページ
...thing That feebly bends be fide the fplafliy Ipi ing, She, wretched matron, forc'd, in age, tor bread, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt ics new fledged offspring to the Ikies ; He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Alliu-'d to brighter... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1770 - 608 ページ
...failings leaned to Virtue's iide ; 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 fledged offspring to the fkies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1770 - 506 ページ
...failings leaned to 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-fledged offspring to the fkies ; He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 ページ
...failings leaned to 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. •... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 ページ
...Thus Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to Virtue's fide;. But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt, for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new fledged offspring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 ページ
...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 wept,...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. Bende... | |
 | 1780 - 226 ページ
...•• 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 wept, he pray'd and feit, for a!!, And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-ftedg'd oflspring to the... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 ページ
...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 wept,...endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the (kies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, AUur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. BESIDE... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 ページ
...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 wept,...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... | |
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