 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...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 220by Alexander Pope - 1869 - 485 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1821 - 656 pages
...once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content 'a his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's...thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shalt bear him company." POPE. HAPPENING, a few days ago, to take up a volume of Lord Erskine's speeches,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To BE, contents his natural desire ; lie asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire : But. thinks,...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 - 1821 - 268 pages
...douce image. Le bonheur d'exister suffit seul à ses vœux. Jamais des Séraphins il n'envia les IVux. But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful...shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and, in the scale of sensé, Weigh thy Opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 pages
...thirst for gold. To be, content's his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...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. Go, wiser thou, and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 368 pages
...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. I To be, contents his natural desire; He asks no angel's...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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...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...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 - 370 pages
...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....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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...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....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... | |
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