Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him... National Preceptor - Seite 253von Jesse Olney - 1845 - 336 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...He asks no angel's wingi no seraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dug shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy...scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Cali imperfection what thou fanciest such; Say, here he gives too little, there too much.-— In pridf,... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, nor Christians thirst for gold. To BE, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's...and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Provideuse ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such, Say, here he gives too little, there too much... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...more their nanve land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents hitt t sorrows gloom'd that parting day, That call'd them...exiles, every pleasure past. Hung round the bowers, and fancy'st such; Say, here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 Seiten
...more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content ':' his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's...sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company."— POPE. HAPPENING, a few days ago, to take up a volume of Lord Erskine's speeches, I was peculiarly struck... | |
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 Seiten
...once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content "s his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's...to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company."—POPE. HAPPENING, a few days ago, to take up a volume of Lord Erskine's speeches, I was... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 80 Seiten
...seraph's fire ; 110 Jut thinks, admitted to that equal sky, lis faithful dog shall bear him company. > IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, Say, here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 Seiten
...seraph's fire ; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog slyill bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, Say, here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...torment, no Christians thirst for gold! To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wings, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 13 Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 Seiten
...Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To BE, contents his natural desire ; He asks no angel's...such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much. — > In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies.... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 Seiten
...Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends toiment, no Christians thirst for gold. He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks,...there too much.— 6. In pride, in reas'ning pride, oar error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest... | |
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