 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 - Seite 229von John Bell - 1796Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 Seiten
...thirst for gold. 5. 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. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 Seiten
...Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; no But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; 115 Say, Here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | 1835 - 206 Seiten
...enaid gael daioni o'i lafur. Hynhefyda welais, mai o law Duw yroedd hyn." SOLOMON. "Go wiser thou l 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 ; Cease then, nor order imperfection... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 Seiten
...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...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 Seiten
...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... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 Seiten
...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... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1838 - 274 Seiten
...train, which awaited these arrangements in silent wonder, that it might now approach. CHAPTER III. 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... | |
 | George Ensor - 1838 - 638 Seiten
...The burying of arms, dogs, &c. with the dead implies the same, according to the well-known couplet : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, • His faithful dog shall bear him company. The Mahometans are altogether bodily in their notions of an hereafter, &c. Lord Brougham continues,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 Seiten
...thirst for gold. 5. To Ic, 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... | |
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