 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pagini
...power, and end in the highest impiety, in an attempt to degrade the God of Heaven, and assume his place. Go wiser thou, and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence : Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if Man's unhappy, God's unjust; If Man alone... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pagini
...Himself alone high heav'n's peculiar care, Alone made happy when he will, and where ? VOI.. III. I) 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... | |
 | John Gabriel Stedman - 1813 - 550 pagini
...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...of sense " Weigh thy opinion against Providence." For For my part I must say, with Socrates, that this kind of CHAP. XV • poverty is alone the truest... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pagini
...natural desire, But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire, 110 Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy...providence ; Call imperfection what thou fanciest such, 115 His faithful dog shall bear him company. Say, here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 352 pagini
...thirst for gold. ' To be, contents his natural desire, "' He asks ne angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; " But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, " His faithful dog shall bear him company. c( Go, wiser thou ! and, in thy scale of sense, *' Weigh thy opinion against Providence." For my part... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pagini
...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 that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Pleas'd to the last he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. O... | |
 | John Walker - 1819 - 734 pagini
...industry. With thèse most authors steal their woiks, or buy; Garth did not write his own Dispensary. Pope. But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Pope, f ECE, See EASE. IEF. Grief, chief, ßef, thief, brief, belief, relief, etc. Perfect rhymes,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 pagini
...gold. KSSAY ON MAM. To le, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, TOO seraph's fire, But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful...company. Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense, Tfejgh thy opinion agains* Providence; Call imperfection what thou fancs'st such,« Say, here he gives... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagini
...seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd...death, the night. My house a cottage more Than pal fancy'st such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much • Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pagini
...thirst for gold. 3. 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...such $ Say here he gives too little, there too much 6. In pride, in reas'ning.pride, our error lies ; All quit thfir sphere, and rush into the skies, Pride... | |
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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... 
