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... Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ... - Página 281por Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 302 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 páginas
...serapli's fire; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall hear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...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... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...land behold, No fiends torment, nor Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire : But thinks,...such, . Say, here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy alt creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust ; If man »lone... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 páginas
...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 fire ; But thinks,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wiser thon! and in thy scale of seme Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 páginas
...behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; Hi; asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wise<- them ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 páginas
...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,...such, Say here he gives too little, there too much. In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 páginas
...thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; 119 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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 páginas
...gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 1 1 ft But thjnks admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou I and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 páginas
...Heav'n in fault. 1. 69. As he proceeds, he still applies his reasoning to the fame Men: Go - — p 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... | |
| William Warburton - 1811 - 444 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
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