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. Bell's Edition - Page 229by John Bell - 1796Full view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 lehte
...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. Go, wiser thou, and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 lehte
...thirst for gold. 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...Opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, 115 Say, Here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 368 lehte
...thirst for gold. 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...Opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, 115 Say, Here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 276 lehte
...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 what thou fancy'st such; Say here he gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 lehte
...Christians thirst for gold. I 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. Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection... | |
| 1822 - 284 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. 4. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 lehte
...thirst for gold. 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. IT! Go, wiser thou ! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy Opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 lehte
...no seraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dug shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Cali imperfection what thou fanciest such; Say, here he gives too little, there too much.-— In pridf,... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 lehte
...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. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Provideuse ; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 lehte
...: Himself alone high Heav'n's peculiar care, Alone made happy when he will, and where 1 Warburton. But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful...scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; COMMENTARY. Ver. 113. Go, wiser thou ! #c.] He proceeds with these accusers of Providence (from ver.... | |
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