 | 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 what... | |
 | John Gabriel Stedman - Guiana - 1813 - 550 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." For For my part... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...Christians 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...no feraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal fky, His faithful dog fhall bear him company. Go, wifer thou ! and in thy fcale of fenfe, Weigh thy opinion againf t Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancieft fuch, Say here he gives too little, there... | |
 | John Adams - Voyages and travels - 1816 - 352 pages
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...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 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...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. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 254 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. IV. Go . wiser thou! and , in thy scale of sense , Weigh thy Opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 268 pages
...douce image. Le bonheur d'exister suffit seul à ses vœux. Jamais des Séraphins il n'envia les IVux. But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and, in the scale of sensé, Weigh thy Opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
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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. 
