| James M'Henry - 1825 - 348 páginas
...pleasure, and withdrew to repose. CHAPTER XI. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And etfn his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his duty...He watch'd and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt hernete-jledged offspring to the skies,. He tried... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 páginas
...in their wo ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his...lean'd to 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,... | |
| 1825 - 494 páginas
...dying penitent. Neither business nor pleasure was permitted to interrupt these holy employments, " For in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all." Nor was he less careful to minister, perhaps even beyond his means, to the temporal wants of the afflicted.... | |
| 1825 - 498 páginas
...dying penitent. Neither business nor pleasure was permitted to interrupt these holy employments, " For in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all." Nor was he less careful to minister, perhaps even beyond his means, to the temporal wants of the afflicted.... | |
| Jonathan Duncan - 1825 - 274 páginas
...house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain. . Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in bis duty, prompt at every call, He watcli'd, he wept, he pray'd, he felt for all : And as a bird each... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 páginas
...faults to sean, His pity gave ere eharity began. Thus to relieve the wretehed was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every eall, He wateh'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all. And, as a bird eaeh fond endearment tries, To... | |
| 1826 - 300 páginas
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his...call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all : And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried... | |
| Richard Cecil - 1827 - 156 páginas
...relieve tlm wretched WHB his pride, And e'en his faihngs lean'd to virtue's side ; But In Ills doty 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 its rew-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried... | |
| 1827 - 396 páginas
...oft!ri sin, the matter of thy punishment ! A. BRIEF NOTICE OF THE REV. HERSIANNUS MEIER, DD — — " E'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But, in...He watch'd, and wept, he pray'd, and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 páginas
...faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus, to relieve the wretched was his pride; And even his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But, in his...call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried... | |
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