 Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer Being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy Reason, would...  Principles of elocution - Page 117by William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1817 - 290 pages
...know, Or who could suflfer being here beloxr ? The lamb thy riot doiuns to bleed to day, Pad he <hy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last,...he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just tnisM to shed his blood. Oil bliudiifss to the future ! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle... | |
 | England - 1830 - 990 pages
...such books as these. The motto, I see, is from Pope. I daresay, very much to the purpose. (Reads.) " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he sport and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops his flowery food, And licks the hand" Bless us, is that... | |
 | Richard Marks - Christian life - 1818 - 232 pages
...spirits know, Or who would suffer being here below ? The lamb our riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he our reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last,...he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just ruis'd to shed his blood. O blindness to the future, kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1820 - 80 pages
...All- but the pqge prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy...future! kindly, giv'n, That each may fill the circle niark'd by Heaven Who gees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...All but the page prescrib'd, their present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : d with this accord, Swear bv the laws of knighthood...exults with joy ? And ravish'd Arcite seems to tou la>t, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just ruis'd to shed his blood. O.'i blindness to... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1820 - 330 pages
...of life, or at least of the sense of pain. Mr. Pope has finely described this in his ethic epistles: The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason would he skip and p'ay ? Pleas'd to the last he crops the flow'ry food, .And licks HIP hand just rais'd to shed his Mood.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy...kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'nj Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall ; Atoms or systems... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 278 pages
...All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know ; Or who could suffer being here below ? The" lamb thy...skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flovr'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh blindness to the future ! kindly... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...All but the page prescrib'd, their present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy...skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh blindness to the future ! kindly... | |
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