 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire j But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. The UNREASONABLENESS of our COMPLAINTS against PROVIDENCE. (POPE.} WHAT would this Man? Now upward... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; Hi; asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wise<- them ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...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 company. Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...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. 4. Go, wiser thon! and in thy scale of seme Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...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 company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense) , Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 1 1 ft But thjnks admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou I and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 - Guiana - 1813 - 550 pages
...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 company. " Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense " Weigh thy opinion against Providence." For For my part... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...thirst for gold. To 'BE, eontents 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 eompany. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy seale of sense, Weig^h thy opinion against Providenee ; Call imperfeetion... | |
 | John Adams - Voyages and travels - 1816 - 352 pages
...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... | |
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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 company. 
