| John Warner Barber - 1839 - 674 oldal
...friend to mankind. Ever ready to hear affliction's cry, And trace his Maker's will with a curious eye, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds and led the way. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His look adorned the venerable place." The names of some... | |
| 1839 - 540 oldal
...illustrating again and again the same truths, in different methods, to those slow of apprehension, " He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way." ' Previous to a young person's first attendance at the holy communion, he generally conversed with... | |
| Robert Baird - 1839 - 176 oldal
...beautiful description which the poet gives of his Village Pastor, might be well applied to her : " And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, She tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way !" Mrs. Rumpff... | |
| Robert Baird - 1839 - 122 oldal
...And, as the bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its nevv-fledg'd offspring to the skies, She tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way !" Mrs. Rumpff had no children of her own. She adopted, however, the only son of her oldest sister,... | |
| Robert Baird - 1839 - 204 oldal
...: " And, as a bird each fond endearment trie*, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, She tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way !" Mrs. Rumpff had no children of her own. She adopted, however, the only son of her oldest sister,... | |
| 1839 - 538 oldal
...behind him an imperishable name; and to him I may most aptly apply the words of the poet : — " That, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the iklei; He tried each art, reproved each dull deliy, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the wiy." In... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 oldal
...virtue's side ; 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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid. And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
| 1840 - 368 oldal
...virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all : And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend... | |
| Robert Adair - 1840 - 328 oldal
...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. IV. His SUCCESS. A few remarks is all that the time will admit under this head. There is... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 oldal
...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...delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend... | |
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