 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 ... - Side 281av Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 302 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1827 - 290 sider
...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 fire ; But thinks,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. ***** In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies ; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 sider
...desirs* ; He asks no angel's wing', no seraph'B fire* : But thinks', admitted to that equal sky', y His faithful dog shall bear him company*. Go', wiser thou' ! and in thy svale of sense'. Weigji thy opinion against Providence* ; Call imperfeetiwn what thou fanciest such*... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 sider
...thirst for gold. To be, contents 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 the scale of sense:, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | 1828 - 714 sider
...the weapons accompany the soula of the heroes. And Pope gives a similar creed to his Indian — ' Who thinks — admitted to that equal sky — His faithful dog shall bear him company.' Essay on Man. "Most religions have an allegory of a river to be crossed in the transit from this to... | |
 | Richard Henry Lee - 1829 - 408 sider
...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 fire ; But thinks,...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." Mr. Pope is speaking of the South-American ; but our Indians have got the idea that this is an island,... | |
 | Richard Henry Lee - 1829 - 416 sider
...land behold ; No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content 'a his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, J 896 LIFE OF Mr. Pope is speaking of the South-American ; but our Indians hav*e got the idea that... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1829 - 334 sider
...John, xi. 26, 26. Indian, in point of prospects of futurity. The poor untutored, despised Indian, " Thinks, admitted to that equal sky, " His faithful dog shall bear him company." While many of those who pity the stupidity of the Indian, and sneer at the credulity of the Christian,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 256 sider
...fiends tormenf , no Christians thirst for gold* 5 To BE', contents his natural desire * ; He asks nn angel's wing', no seraph's fire : But thinks', admitted...company*. Go', wiser thou' ! and in thy scale of sense', Weigjj thy opinion against Providence* ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such* ; Say here he gives... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 sider
...torment, no Christians thirst for gold! To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wings, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 13 Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence; Call imperfection... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 244 sider
...land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold, i. To BK, contents his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful clog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against... | |
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