 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...scene of crude disjointed visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd, 215 With new-ilush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. FATHER of Light and...Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my soul 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial,... | |
 | Noah Webster - Geography - 1806 - 228 pages
...NOAH WEBSTER, JUN. " Father of light and life ! thou GOOD O teach me what it good ! teach me thyfelf ! Save me from folly, vanity and vice ; From every low purfuit ! and feed my fonl With knowledge, confcious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, fubftantial, never fading blifi." THOMSON.... | |
 | John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...our Lord 1792." Underneath is this quotation from his " Winter:" Father of Light and Life, Thou God 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,... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...scene of crude disjointed visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd, With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and...Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue puref Sacred, substantial, never-fading... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...disjointed visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd,.. ; , . With new-fiush'd hopes, to ran the giddy round, Father of light and life! thou Good...Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my sonl With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure , Sacred, substantial, never-fading... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1808 - 572 pages
...satisfaction of his admirers, in the year of our Iw 3 1792." Underneath is this quotation from his Winter: Father of Light and Life, Thou Good Supreme! O, teach...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,... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 566 pages
...of his admirers, in the year of our Lord 1792." Underneath is this quotation from his Whiter: Father Father of Light and Life, Thou Good Supreme! O, teach...Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every tow pursuit! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 542 pages
...resides in things unseen No smiles of fortune ever bless the bad Nor can her frowns rob innocence of joy Father of light and life Thou good supreme O 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 178 pages
...while here How tasteless and how terrible when gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still Father of light and life Thou good supreme O 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 piite Sacred substantial... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...SACRED AND MORAL. $1. An Addreis to the Deity. Thomson. FATHER of light and life! Thou coon SUPREME ! 0 teach me what is good. Teach me THYSELF! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, Frum ex-cry low pursuit ! and feed, my soul \Viih knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue d, substantial,... | |
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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... 
