 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...still ! 1. TENNYSON — Break, Break, Break. Father of light and life ! Thou Good Supreme ! ***** * 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... | |
 | Alfred Ernest Daniell - Church buildings - 1897 - 352 pages
...the place of his interment for the satisfaction of his Admirers in the year of our Lord M.DCC.XCII. ' 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... | |
 | New Zealand Institute - Science - 1897 - 788 pages
...close : — Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme I O, teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself I 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1900 - 72 pages
...past, And broken Slumbers, rises, still resolv'd, With new-flush'd Hopes, to run your giddy Round. FATHER of Light, and Life ! thou Good Supreme ! O ! teach me what is Good ! teach me thy self! Save me from Folly, Vanity and Vice, From every low Pursuit ! and feed my Soul, With Knowledge,... | |
 | England - 1900 - 408 pages
...216-222. " Father of Light and Life ! thou Good Supreme 1 O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself 1 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 bliss... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1901 - 296 pages
...continual favors to me." I used also sometimes a little prayer which I took from Thomson's " Poems," 0 viz. : "Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme!...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - Epitaphs - 1902 - 584 pages
...satisfaction of his admirers, In the year of our Lord 1792. " Father of light and life ! thou good supreme ! 0 teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From ev'ry low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial,... | |
 | Motilal M. Munshi - 1904 - 636 pages
...far better good to find. — " AxwAR-i-SrHAiLi."* Father of light and life ! Thou Good Supreme ! 0 teach me what is good ! teach me thyself ! Save me...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 - Poetry - 1908 - 556 pages
...visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolved, With new-flushed 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 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure — Sacred, substantial, never-fading... | |
 | James Thomson - Seasons - 1908 - 408 pages
...past, "15 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...me Thyself! Save me from Folly, Vanity, and Vice, 220 From every low Pursuit! and feed my Soul "With Knowledge, conscious Peace, and Virtue pure, Sacred,... | |
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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... 
