 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
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...power, and end in the highest impiety, in an attempt to degrade the God of Heaven, and assume his place. Go wiser thou, and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence : Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if Man's unhappy, God's unjust; If Man alone... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 pages
...power, and end in the highest impiety, in an attempt to degrade the God of Heaven, and assume his place. Go wiser thou, and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence : Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if Man's unhappy, God's unjust ; If Man alone... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...Himself alone high heav'n's peculiar care, Alone made happy when he will, and where ? VOI.. III. I) But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, 1 15 Say, Here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | John Gabriel Stedman - 1813 - 550 pages
...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." For For my part... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...natural desire, But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire, 110 Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...opinion against providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such, 115 His faithful dog shall bear him company. Say, here he gives too little, there too... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 352 pages
...thirst for gold. ' To be, contents his natural desire, "' He asks ne angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; " But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, " His faithful dog shall bear him company. c( Go, wiser thou ! and, in thy scale of sense, *' Weigh thy opinion against Providence." For my part... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pages
...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. Pleas'd to the last he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. O... | |
 | John Walker - 1819 - 734 pages
...industry. With thèse most authors steal their woiks, or buy; Garth did not write his own Dispensary. Pope. But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Pope, f ECE, See EASE. IEF. Grief, chief, ßef, thief, brief, belief, relief, etc. Perfect rhymes,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; but when't depends Not on the number, but the choice,...death, the night. My house a cottage more Than pal fancy'st such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much • Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 254 pages
...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...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... | |
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