 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - 1822 - 458 Seiten
...of his admirers, in the year of our Lord, 1792. " Father of Light and Life, Thou Good Supreme, Oh, teach me what is good ! Teach me Thyself! Save me...pure : Sacred, substantial, never-fading, bliss." Thomson's residence was at Rossdale House, in Kew-foot Lane, latterly in the possession of the Honorable... | |
 | 1822 - 336 Seiten
...sometimes a little prayer, which I took from Thomson's Poems, viz. " Father of light and life, thou God supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me thyself...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss... | |
 | James Thomson - 1822 - 174 Seiten
...new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou Good Supreme ! O, teach me wnat is good ! teach me Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feeti my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never fading... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1822 - 452 Seiten
...most rational views of the character of God, or the cond, 'ion of man. " Father of light and lil'c ; thou good supreme ; O teach me what is good ; teach me thyself; Save me from folly, vnnity and vice, From every low pursuit ; ond feed my »onl With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1822 - 448 Seiten
...rational views of the character of God, or the condirion of man. " Father of light and life ; tbou good supreme ; O teach me what is good ; teach me thyself ; Save me from folty, vanity and vice, From every low purioit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1823 - 236 Seiten
...while here How tasteless and how terrible when gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still Father of light and life Thou good supreme O teach me what is good Teach me thyself Save me from fully vanity and vice From er ry low pursuit and feed my soul With knowledge conscious peace and virtue... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1823 - 716 Seiten
...when gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still Father of light and life Thou good supremo O teach me what is good Teach me thyself Save me from folly vanity and vire From ev ry low pursuit and feed my soul With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Sacred... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...kind offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." 22 I used also sometimes a little prayer, which I took...virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!" 23 The precept of order, requiring that every part of my business should have its allotted time, one... | |
 | 1897 - 798 Seiten
...close : — Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! 0, teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself I Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low...pure — Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss. (" Winter.") ART. X. — The Maoris To-day and To-morrow. By H. HILL, BA, FGS [Bead before the Hau-ke's... | |
 | E. A. Smith - 1999 - 348 Seiten
...copying into his writing book lines from Thomson's 'Address to the Deity', exhorting the Almighty to 'Save me from folly, vanity, and vice / From every...soul / With knowledge, conscious peace and virtue poor.' He copied the passage four times, either to perfect his handwriting or, more likely, to make... | |
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Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading... 
