 Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians...  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 8by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...cloud-top'd Hill an humbler Heaven, 100 Some fafer World in Depth of Woods embrac'd, Some happier Ifland in the watry Wafte ; Where Slaves once more their native Land behold, No Fiends torment, no Chriilians thirft for Gold. To be, contents this natural Defire, 105 He afks no Angel's Wing, or Seraph's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier ifland in the watry wafte, Where (laves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, ho Seraph's firej 119 But thinks, admitted to that equal iky, His... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 pages
...What blifs above he gives not thee to know, But gives that Hope to be thy blifs belsiv. Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft for gold. To*Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; no But thinks, admitted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...Behind the cloud-topt.hill , an humbler heav'n ; Some fafer world in depth of woods erabrac'd, loc Some happier island in the watry wafte, Where slaves...Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural defire , He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; n» But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His... | |
 | John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...heav'n, Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier ifland in the watry wafle, Where ftaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no chriftians thirft for gold. To be content's his natural defire, He atks no angel's wing, no feraph't fire ; But thinks, admitted to that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Decision making - 1762 - 160 pages
...heav'n, ЮО Some fafer world, in depht of wood's embrac'd, Some happier Island in the vcatry maße, Where Slaves once more their native land behold , No Fiends torment, no Chrißians thirß for Gold. To be, contents his natural deßre, io£ He aßs no Angel's wing, nor Seraph's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embraced, 105 Some happier ifl and in the watry wafte, Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...Chriftians thirft for gold, To Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; n* VARIATIONS. After ver. 108. in thefirft Ed.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embraced, 105 Some happier ifland in the watry wafte, Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...Chriftians thirft for gold, To Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; no VARIATIONS. After ver. 108. in thefirft Ed.... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, " Some happier ifland in the watry wafte ; " Where flaves once more their native land « behold, ** No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft fop " gold. " To Be, contents his natural defire, " He a&s no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; " But... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...island in the watry wafte , "Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment , jio Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's wiry; , no Seraph's five ; no But thinks , admitted to that equal' sky , His faithful dog shall bear... | |
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