Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all... Spurs and skirts - Página 16por Allet (pseud.) - 1862Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 páginas
...D 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... | |
| 1780 - 226 páginas
...• •• 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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 páginas
...began. 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, he pray'd and felt, for all t And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt it's new-fledg'd offspring to the fkies ; ' f... | |
| 1801 - 576 páginas
...pain. , Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his tailings lenn'd to virtue's fide. But in his duty, prompt at every call, He watch'd, and wept, he pniy'd, and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new fledg'd offspring... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 páginas
...charity 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, he pi ay Yl and felt, for all— And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
| 1800 - 322 páginas
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his dnty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And as a bird eath fond endearment tries, To tempt his new-fledgM offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 páginas
...wretched was his prkle, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtues fide ; But in his duty prompt at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a laird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its nsw-fledg'd offspring to the Ikies ; lie tried each... | |
| 1803 - 268 páginas
...fiziished ; though there remain in the mind a kind of distant expectation of something to come ; as, " Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his...But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and \vept, he pray'd and felt for all." GOLDSMITH. A PERIOD makes the fullest distinction, while the reader"... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 páginas
...pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failingslean'd to Virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch 'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 páginas
...their merits or their' faults to scan,. His pity gave ere charity hegan. Mm- to relievc the wretched mi his pride. And e'en his failings lean'd -to virtue's...his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, and pray'd, and felt for, all. And as a hird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring... | |
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