 He watch'd and wept, he pray'd 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, and led the way.  Spurs and skirts - Page 16by Allet (pseud.) - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fait' ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...« 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...down the trembling wretch to raise, « And his last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. « At church, with meek and unaffected grace, « His looks adorn'd... | |
 | Regina Maria Roche - 1801 - 312 pages
...says, a broken and a contrite heart shall not be rejected : " At his comroul " Despair and angnish fled the struggling soul, " Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise " And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise." Previous to his becoming an inhabitant of Wyefield he had mixed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...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 ; Comfort...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
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 | 1806 - 330 pages
...laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul, Comfort...down the trembling wretch to raise, .And his last fault'riug accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | 1808 - 512 pages
...laid, ! And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul, Comfort...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise." With regard to this part of his work in which lie peculiarly excelled,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns disrbay'8, . The reveren'd champion stood. At his contvoul, ; Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raisfij, '-;. And his last falt'ring accents wbisper'd praise. ' '; ' At church, with meek and unaffected... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last fault'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace> His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...the bed, where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd* The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whispcr'd praise. Even children follow'd, with endeaJring wile. And pluck'd his gown... | |
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