 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire j But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. The UNREASONABLENESS of our COMPLAINTS against PROVIDENCE. (POPE.} WHAT would this Man? Now upward... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To BE content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. f POPE has indulged himself in but few digressions in this piece ; this is one of the most poetical.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...angels wing, no serapli's fire; 110 But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall hear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale...opinion against Providence; Call imperfection what thou fancy 'st such; 115 Say here he gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall hear him company. 4. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense , Weigh...opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou raucy'st such ; Say here he gives too little, there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks admitted to that equal sky, His faithful...Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st snch ; Say, here he gives too little, there too mnch.: Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wiser thon! and in thy scale of seme Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; Hi; asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 4. Go, wise<- them ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; 119 But thinks admitted to that equal sky, His faithful...Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such ; Say, here he gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creature* for thy sport or gust, Yet say,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 1 1 ft But thjnks admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. IV. Go, wiser thou I and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'sf... | |
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Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 
