 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
 | 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 what... | |
 | 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 what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 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. 4. Go, wiser thou! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | August von Kotzebue - 1800 - 414 pages
...excellent Pope! why. o not all the unfortunate get by heart thy verses? (Reads.) " GO, wiser tfyou! and in thy scale of sense, " Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; " Call imperfection, what thou fancy'st such ; " Say, — here he gives toe little, — there too much !" Shame on thee, Arabella!... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 704 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. THE MORAL WORLD. Ov the eve of Saturday, and during the intervals of Divine service on Sunday, we speak... | |
 | 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...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 - 1804 - 418 pages
...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... | |
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