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. Zoological Recreations - Page 303by William John Broderip - 1847 - 380 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...thirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural defire , He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; n» But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou ! and, in the fcale of fenfe, "Weigh thy Opinion againft Providence; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 pages
...thirjl for Gold . To be , contents his natural defire, 'He asks no vfngefs wing, no Seraph's fire- HO But thinks, admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go , wifer thou ! and , in thy fcale of fenfe Weigh thy Opinion again/I Providencf.' Call Imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...thirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's wiry; , no Seraph's five ; no But thinks , admitted to that equal' sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou! and, in the fcaie of fenfe,« "W igh thy Opinion againft Providence; Call imperfection... | |
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1772 - 374 pages
...for gold. To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's win>; , no Seraph's fire ; no liut thinks, admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou! and, in the fcale of fenfe, Wcigh thy Opinion againft Providence ; Cali imperfecìion... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...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 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 Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...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...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wiser thou! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...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...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. THE MORAL WORLD. Ov the eve of Saturday, and during the intervals of Divine service on Sunday, we speak... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...more their native landbehold r No fiends torment , no Christians thirst for gold.. To BE , contents his natural desire , He asks no Angel's wing , no...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 - 1804 - 232 pages
...thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 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... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...harmony of the line, but also, to the reasoning of the context. 7. Lo the poor Indian ! whose nntutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. f POPE has indulged himself in but few digressions in this piece ; this is one of the most poetical.... | |
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