 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; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring...  A Memoir of the Rev. Edward Payson, D.D. - Sayfa 218Asa Cummings tarafından - 1830 - 400 sayfaTam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sayfa
...wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt. NT new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend... | |
 | William Jay - 1830 - 302 sayfa
...And, " As a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new-fledged offspring to the skies, They tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way!" It is thus their children rise up and called them blessed ! — Let us view it, Fourthly, in reference... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1831 - 358 sayfa
...wept, and felt, and pray'd for all ; And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." " Allow me, in the meantime, to lead the way to something more substantial, Miss Lucy," cried Mr M'Dow,... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1831 - 508 sayfa
...wept, and felt, and pray'd 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, and led (he way." " Allow me, in the meantime, to lead the way to something more substantial, Miss Lucy," cried... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sayfa
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend... | |
 | Richard Brindley Hone - 1833 - 414 sayfa
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. GOLDSMITH'S Deserted Village. THE small revenues of the bishopric of Man amounted in the time of bishop... | |
 | Richard Treffry - 1833 - 386 sayfa
...ardour of holy importunity, he compelled sinners to make haste to Christ for salvation. — And thus ' He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.'" Whenever I have had an opportunity of hearing him, his discourse has been regular and systematized,... | |
 | 1834 - 606 sayfa
...wept, be 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Mr. Clement died, February }7tb, 1812, aged sixty-three. The Rev. John Rees, from the Stepney Academy,... | |
 | Jacob Porter - 1834 - 58 sayfa
...his ministry, have been acceptable and useful in a remarkable degree. In the discharge of his duty, "He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." — GOLDSMITH. A mutual interchange of good offices between him and the members of his society has... | |
 | Jacob Porter - 1834 - 60 sayfa
...have been acceptable and useful in a remark-able degree. In the discharge of his duty, "He tried eacli art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." — GOLDSMITH. A mutual interchange of good offices between him and the members of his society has... | |
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