 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 skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds,...  Beauties of the British Poets ... - Page 165by George Croly - 1850 - 395 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...tempt his 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. Beside the bed...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 trembling soul... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...tempt her 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. Beside the bed,...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul;... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...for all : And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured...whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place , Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt. NT new-fledged offspring to the skies, the rocks ot'Suowdon, which from thence (as some think)...ring, Shrieks of au agonising King ! She-wolf (2) grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway ; And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, distance: Our captain, gentle natives! craves assistance;...we've Uid her, His honour is no mercenary trader. dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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. . Beside the...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... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...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. Beside the bed...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured...whispered praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - Elocution - 1832 - 122 pages
...To tempt her new fledg'd offsprmgto the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed,...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 - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...him 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,...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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