 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...  Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ... - Sivu 281tekijä(t) Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 302 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 sivua
...behold, No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire ||, He afks is form, his name almoft unknown ? P. Whobuilds a church toGocl, and n flcy, His faithful dog ihall bear him company. Go, wifer thou ! and in thy fcale of fcnl'c Weigh thy... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 sivua
...behold; No fiends torment, no Chrillians third for gold. To Be, contents his natural dcfire ; He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; . But thinks, admitted to that equal iky, His faithful dog (hall bear him company. Go, wifcr thou ! and in thy fcalc of fuii'e, thy Opinion... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 sivua
...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,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wiser thou! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | August von Kotzebue - 1800 - 414 sivua
...excellent Pope! why. o not all the unfortunate get by heart thy verses? (Reads.) " GO, wiser tfyou! and in thy scale of sense, " Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; " Call imperfection, what thou fancy'st such ; " Say, — here he gives toe little, — there too much !" Shame on thee, Arabella!... | |
 | 1811 - 702 sivua
...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,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. THE MORAL WORLD. Ov the eve of Saturday, and during the intervals of Divine service on Sunday, we speak... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sivua
...landbehold r 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...Say , here he gives too little , there too much;; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet cry , if man's unhappy God's unjust ; If man alone... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 sivua
...thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 sivua
...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 fire ; But thinks,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. f POPE has indulged himself in but few digressions in this piece ; this is one of the most poetical.... | |
 | 1806 - 408 sivua
...Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire j But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. The UNREASONABLENESS of our COMPLAINTS against PROVIDENCE. (POPE.} WHAT would this Man? Now upward... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 sivua
...land hehold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To he content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks,...admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall hear him company. 4. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense , Weigh thy opinion against Providence... | |
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