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. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Page 475by Laurence Sterne, Sir Walter Scott - 1832 - 357 lehteFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 lehte
...gold. To Be , contents his natural defire , He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; n» But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou ! and, in the fcale of fenfe, "Weigh thy Opinion againft Providence; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 lehte
...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. IV. Go , wifer thou ! and , in thy fcale of fenfe Weigh thy Opinion again/I Providencf.' Call Imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 lehte
...To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's win>; , no Seraph's fire ; no liut thinks, admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou! and, in the fcale of fenfe, Wcigh thy Opinion againft Providence ; Cali imperfecìion... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 lehte
...To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's wiry; , no Seraph's five ; no 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; Call imperfection... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...gold. To be content's his natural desire : He asks no angel's wing, no seraph'9 fire; no 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... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 580 lehte
...happier ifland in the wat'ry walte AnJ where, admitted to that equal iky, Jiis faithful dogs mould bear him company. In a word, by thus introducing an entire new fet of objefts to his imagination, I ihall unavoidably give a diverfton to his paffioaate and love-fick... | |
| 1781 - 602 lehte
...happier iiland in the wat'ry wnfte And where, admitted to that equal flcy, His faithful dogs ihould bear him company. In a word, by thus introducing an entire new fet of objefls to his imagination, I mall unavoidably give a diverfion to his pafflonato fad love-fick... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 lehte
...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. 4. Go, wiser thou! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| 1811 - 702 lehte
...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. THE MORAL WORLD. Ov the eve of Saturday, and during the intervals of Divine service on Sunday, we speak... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 502 lehte
...happier ifland in the wat'ry wafte — Ancl where, admitted to that equal iky, His faithful Dog mould bear him company. In a word, by thus introducing an entire new fet of objetls to his imagination, I fhall unavoidably give a Diver/ton to his paffionate and love-fick... | |
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