 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...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 pages
...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,...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
...Behind the cloudtopt hill a humbler heaven; Some safer world, in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more...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
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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,...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. The UNREASONABLENESS... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...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's...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.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...once more their native land hehold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To he content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's...admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall hear him company. 4. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense , Weigh thy opinion against Providence... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...Behind the clond-topt hill an humbler heaven ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more...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... | |
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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,... 
