His soul, proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way; Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste,... Candide and Related Textsvon Voltaire, David Wootton - 2000 - 190 SeitenKeine Leseprobe verfügbar - Über dieses Buch
| Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 Seiten
...humbler Heaven, 100 Some fafer World in Depth of Woods embrac'd, Some happier Ifland in the watry Wafte ; Where Slaves once more their native Land behold, No Fiends torment, no Chriilians thirft for Gold. To be, contents this natural Defire, 105 He afks no Angel's Wing, or Seraph's... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1762 - 160 Seiten
...heav'n, ЮО Some fafer world, in depht of wood's embrac'd, Some happier Island in the vcatry maße, Where Slaves once more their native land behold , No Fiends torment, no Chrißians thirß for Gold. To be, contents his natural deßre, io£ He aßs no Angel's wing, nor Seraph's... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 Seiten
...heav'n ; Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd , 105 Some happier island in the watry wafte , Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment , no Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's win>; , no Seraph's... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods 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. To be content's his natural desire : He asks no angel's wing, no seraph'9 fire; no But thinks admitted to... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 Seiten
...hill, an humbler heav'n; Some safer world, in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold,...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.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...humbler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold,...fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 But thinks, admitted... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...emb'rac'dr Some happier island in the wat'ry waste , "Where slaves once more their native landbehold r No fiends torment , no Christians thirst for gold....., 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... | |
| 1805 - 378 Seiten
...heav'p. Some safer world with depths of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, W here slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold : He thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His mjur'd wife will bear him company ; He looks towards his... | |
| 1806 - 408 Seiten
...hill, an humbler heav'n; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold,...be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire j But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 Seiten
...an humbler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold...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, admitted to... | |
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