 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair...trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, , His looks adorn'd the venerable place... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...To tempt the new-fledgM 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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...tempt it's 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 rev'rend Champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...tempt her 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 reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...tempt its ncw-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd , With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He...in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself dimnay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his controul Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 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 bed...where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control. Despair and anguish fled the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...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... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1838 - 684 pages
...Behold him sitting "Beside the bed where parting life wa« \M, With sorrow, guilt, ami feur, by turn« dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control,...Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And bis last faltering accents whisper'd praise." Such a man partakes of that divine nature, that came... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried eaeh art, reprov'd eaeh dull delay, Allur'd on o'er the freshen'd world. The stealing shower is...heard By sueh as wander through the forest walks, dismay'd, The rev'rend ehampion stood. At his eontroul Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...tempt her new-fledg'd offspring to the skies ; He tried eacn 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... | |
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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... 
