 | James Thomson, Robert Heron - English poetry - 1793 - 384 pages
...paft, And broken flumbers, rifes ftill refolv'd, 215 With new-flufh'd hopes, to run the giddy round. FATHER of light and life, thou GOOD SUPREME ! O teach...Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low purfuit ! and feed my foul 220 With knowledge, confcious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, fubftantial,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...resolv'd, 215 With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. FATHER of light and life, thou GOOD SUPREME 1 O teach me what is good ! teach me THYSELF ! Save...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and feed my soul 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading... | |
 | Missions - 1802 - 596 pages
...'tis God alone ean set me right, And turn my darkness into light, And lead me to the skiei I PRAYF.lt. FATHER of light and life ! thou " Good Supreme ! O teach me what it good ! teach me "Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From ev'ry low pursuit I and feed... | |
 | John Bew - 1794 - 358 pages
...fatijfaftion of his admirers, in the year of our Lord 1791." Underneath, is this quotation from his " Winter : Father of Light and Life, Thou Good Supreme ! O, teach me what is good ! teach m« Thyfelf ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, , From every low purfu'r ! and feed my foul ' With... | |
 | T. Bowen - 1799 - 76 pages
...roar; When thy proud waves with indignation rife, And dafti thy foamy fury to the tkies. CHAPTER XI. FATHER of light and life ! thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good! teach me Th)fclf! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low purfuit ! and feed my foul With knowledge,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 pages
...visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd, With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou Good Supreme ! O teach...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd, With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life! thou Good Supreme! O teach...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!... | |
 | James Thomson - English poetry - 1802 - 320 pages
...visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd, With new flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life! thou good supreme! O teach...thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, • From ev'ry low pursuit! and feed my soul With knowledge, consciousjieace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 330 pages
.... , , -. And broken flumbers, rifes ftill refolv'd, With new-flufh'd hopes, to run the giddy round. FATHER of light and life ! thou GOOD SUPREME ! O,...Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low purfuit ! and feed my foul With knowledge, confcious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, fubftantial,... | |
 | 1803 - 444 pages
...satisfaction of his admirers ; In the year of our Lord 1792. • Father of ItRht and life ! thou ^ood supreme * O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself.'...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit, and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure. Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss... | |
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Father of light and life ! thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading... 
