 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
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph 's fire ; Ҹ;Z Ah ^ R 3 m $0 2 1iN [ Ze Y E~fd zL/ & +k , Ϊ OfgB Happines», О Happiness ! опт being's end and aim, Good, Pleasure, Käse, Content, whate'er thy... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...Christians thirst for gold! To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wings, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 13 Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection... | |
 | 1850 - 510 pages
...thirst for gold. To be — contents bis 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." It would exceed the limits of this paper to enter into a description of the varieties of the dog; but... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - 168 pages
...Christians thirst for gold! To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wings, 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1832 - 86 pages
...desire, He asks no angel's wings, no seraph•s fire; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, ilia faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of seme Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such, 16 Say, here... | |
 | Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet - 1832 - 308 pages
...in the watery waste. 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." ESSAY ON MAN. — EPIST. I. Alas ! such a race of " Indians " never existed any where on the face of... | |
 | Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet - 1832 - 312 pages
...the watery waste. 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." ESSAY ON MAN. — EPIST. I. Alas ! such a race of " Indians " never existed any where on the face of... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1833 - 328 pages
...train, which awaited these arrangements in silent wonder, that it might now approach. CHAPTER IX. « Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1833 - 346 pages
...the train, which awaited these arrangements in silent wonder, that it might now approach. CHAPTER IX. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | F. B. Miller - 1833 - 220 pages
...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." " They have strange ideas, in many respects, upon the subject of future enjoyment. In another world,... | |
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