 To Be, contents 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 ;...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 165by Alexander Pope - 1895 - 505 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 lehte
...behold, No fiends torment,, no Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He aiks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal Iky, His faithful dog fhall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou ! and, in thy fcale of fenfe, Weigh... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 lehte
...thirjl for Gold. To be, contents his natural defire, 'He asks no vfngefs wing, no Seraph's fire- HO But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. HOMME fois donc humble dans tes efpéran» ces, £ ne prend point d'eflbr qu'avec crainteDans l'attente... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 lehte
...tliirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's win);, no Seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou ! and, in the fcaie of fenfe "W igh thy Opinion againft Providence ; Cull imperfection what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 lehte
...thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire , He asks no Angel's win>;, no Seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifér thou! and, in the fcale of fenfe, Weigh thy Opinion againft Providence ; Call imperfection what... | |
 | August von Kotzebue - 1800 - 414 lehte
...wretched;! excellent Pope! wh^ do not all the unfortunate get by heart thy verses '. (Reads.) " GO, priser th,ou ! and in thy scale of sense, " Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; 41 Say,—here he gives too little,—there too much !" " Call imperfection, what thou fancy'st such... | |
 | 1811 - 702 lehte
...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 compuny THE MORAL WORLD. Ov... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 218 lehte
...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 company. IV. Go, wiser thou!... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 536 lehte
...Christians thirst for gold. To BE 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 bear him company.f POPE has indulged himself in but few disrresCP O sions in this piece ; this is one of the... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 lehte
...thirst far' gold. To BE 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 bear him company.j. . POPE has indulged himself in but few digres.¿ sions in this piece; - this is one of the... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 lehte
...Christians thirst for gold. To BE 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 bear him company.f POPE has indulged himself in but few digressions in this piece ; this is one of the most... | |
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