 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pagini
...page preserib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men, from n,en what spirits know. Or who eould suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would lie skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he erops the flow'ry food, And lieks the hand just rais'd to... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pagini
...Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below ? 80 That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n ; Who sees, with equal eye, as God of all, A hero... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pagini
...creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present ttate ; From brutes what meu-, from men what spirits know; Or who could suffer being...below? •% The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day* Hail he thy reason, would he skip ai.-l play ? PleasVl to ifae last, he crops the flow'ry food, •... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1816 - 606 pagini
...life, or at least of the sen'secf pain. Mr. Pope has finely descrihed this in his ethic epistles;' • The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to.day, Had he thy reason, wonld he skip and play! . Pleas'd to the last he crops the flow'ry fond, And licks the hand jnst rais'd... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pagini
...HEAVEN from all creatures hides the book of fate ( All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know;...bleed to-day, Had he thy reason would he skip and play I Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind ; His soul... | |
 | 1830 - 990 pagini
...such books as these. The motto, I see, is from Pope. I daresay, very much to the purpose. (Reads.) " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he sport and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops his flowery food, And licks the hand" Bless us, is that... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 pagini
...STATE OF from ail creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suflfer being here beloxr ? The lamb thy riot doiuns to bleed to day, Pad he <hy reason, would he skip... | |
 | Richard Marks - 1818 - 232 pagini
...spirits know, Or who would suffer being here below ? The lamb our riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he our reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last,...he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just ruis'd to shed his blood. O blindness to the future, kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 pagini
...Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. All- but the pqge prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know,...just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh blindness to the future! kindly, giv'n, That each may fill the circle niark'd by Heaven Who gees with equal eye, as... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagini
...III. Heaven from all creatures hides the book of All but the page prescrib'd, their present state : al Theseus, and his large la>t, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just ruis'd to shed his blood. O.'i blindness to... | |
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Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would... 
