 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 360 sider
...fhall more perfect grow, And new perfcftions, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice...fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happincfs our end, How foon muft reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and fuperftition... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1770 - 468 sider
...fhall more perfect grow, And new perfections, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice...reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and luperftition fail ! None wou'd hereafter then with groundlefs fear, Defcribe th' Almighty cruel and... | |
 | Collection - 1770 - 370 sider
...mall more perfeft grow, And new perfeftions, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice and pride, Were Were once thefe maxims fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happinefs our end, How foon... | |
 | 1774 - 428 sider
...(hall more pedWt And new perfections, new delights bellow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe trittai their guide, And force the helm from prejudice and pride; Were once thefe maxims nx'd, that God'* our friend, Virtue our good, and happineft our mi. How foon mud reafon o'er the world... | |
 | 1782 - 388 sider
...mail more perfect grow, And new perfections, new delights beflow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice...thefe maxims fix'd, that God's our friend. Virtue pur good, and happinefs our end, How foon muft reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 376 sider
...shall more perfect grow, And new perfeftions, new delights bestow. _ Oh! would mankind, but make these truths their guide. And force the helm from prejudice and pride, Were once these maxims fix'd, that God's our fsiend, Virtue our gopd, and happiness qur end, How soon must reason... | |
 | James Lackington - 1791 - 366 sider
...reared by miftaken zeal, to glorify the Deity, by the dire facrifice of all his deareft bleffings ?" Oh ! would mankind but make great truths their guide,...happinefs our end ; How foon muft reafon o'er the world pievaili And error, fraud, and fuperftition fail ! None would hereafter, then, lyifli groundlefs ftar,... | |
 | Soame Jenyns, Charles Nalson Cole - 1793 - 612 sider
...fliall more perfect grow, And new perfections, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice...reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and fuperflition fail ! None wou'd hereafter then with groundlefs fear, Defcribe th' Almighty cruel and... | |
 | James Lackington - 1794 - 346 sider
...to glorify the Diety, by the dire facrifice of all his dearcft bleuiugs ?" Oli ! would mankind bnt make great truths their guide, And force the helm...and pride ; Were once thefe maxims fix'd, that God's GUI' frieiul, Virtue our good, and happiuefs our end ; How footi muft reafon o'er the world prevail,... | |
 | 1799 - 334 sider
...grow, And new perfections, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide, i And force the helm from prejudice and pride, Were...good, and happinefs our end^ How foon muft reafon o'er_the world prevail, And error, fraud, and fuperftitidn fail \ N'ehe would hereafter then with groundlefs... | |
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Oh ! would mankind but make these truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice and pride; Were once these maxims fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happiness our end, How soon must reason o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud,... 
