 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...  Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ... - Page 281by Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 302 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...no Chriilians thirft for Gold. To be, contents this natural Defire, 105 He afks no Angel's Wing, or Seraph's Fire, But thinks, admitted to that equal Sky, His faithful Dog fhall bear him Company. Gy, wifer Thou ! and in thy Scale of Senfe Weigh thy Opinion againft Providence... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...fiends torment, no Chriftiaps thirft fojr "gold. •" To Be, contents his natural defire, ** He aifcs no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire { " But thinks, admitted to that equal iky, „ '* His faithful dogihall bear him company.'' The fimplicity, humility and humanity of the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1776 - 52 pages
...behold, No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural dcfire, He a.fks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal fty, His faithful dog fliall bea^him company. IV. Go, wifer thou ! and, in thy fcale of fenfe, Weigh... | |
 | 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 - 1777 - 262 pages
...behold, No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, Jle alks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal Iky, His faithful dog (hall bear him company. IV. Go, wifer thou ! and in thy feale of fenft, Weigh... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...behold, No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft ifor gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal fky, His faithful dog fhall bear him company. ESSAY ON MAN, v. 2. p. 4J. THE PROGRESSION OF ANIMAL... | |
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