 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry-waste, Where slaves 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'9 fire; no But thinks admitted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 lehte
...safer world, in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, 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... | |
 | 1811 - 702 lehte
...safer world, in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 lehte
...safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves 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 fire ; 110 But thinks, admitted... | |
 | 1805 - 378 lehte
...safer world with depths of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, W here slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold : He thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His mjur'd wife will bear him company ; He looks towards his... | |
 | 1806 - 408 lehte
...safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, 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 j But thinks, admitted... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 lehte
...safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves 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 fire ; But thinks, admitted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 lehte
...safer world in depth of woods enibrac'd, Some happier island iu the watery waste, Where slaves 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 fire ; But thinks, admitted... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 lehte
...safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, .Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; Hi; asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808 - 598 lehte
...safer woild in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the \vatry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold." Thomson also, in his Seasons, marks this traffic as destructive and cruel, introducing the well-known... | |
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Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians... 
