 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...  The Seasons: By James Thomson; with His Life, an Index, and Glossary ... - Page 179by James Thomson - 1793 - 225 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Noah Webster - 1810 - 262 pages
...THE USE OF SCHOOLS, BY NOAH WEBSTER, Esq. ^ Father of light and life ! thou Goc-D SUPREME ! . -. " O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! " Save me from folly, vanity and sice ; i' From every low pursuit t and feed iny soul . " WitTi knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...Spring, look'd out and sinil'd. AN APOSTROPHE TO THE DEITY. FATHER of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself! save me...and vice, from every low pursuit! and feed my soul with knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; sacred, substantial never-fading bliss ! DESCRIPTION... | |
 | James Thomson - 1811 - 182 pages
...resolv'd, With aew-flnsh'd hopes, to rnn the giddy ronnd. Father of light and life! thon Good Snpreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pnrsnit ! and feed my sonl With knowledge, conscions peace, and virtne pnre ; Sacred, snbstantial,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...DEITY. FATHER of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself! Gave 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! DESCRIPTION... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 pages
...when gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still 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 ev'ry low pursuit and feed my soul With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Sacred substantial... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1812 - 358 pages
...FOR THE USE 0¥ SCHOOLS. BY NOAH WEBSTER, ESQ. " Father of light and life ! thou GOOD SUPUTUIE ! " O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! ',' Save me from folly, vanity and vice ; " From eyery low pursuit ! and feed my soul " With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ,; \ ''Sacred,... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1812 - 340 pages
...Lord 1792. Then follow these lines from his own Winter. 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 ev'ry low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial,... | |
 | James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 pages
...round. Father of light ami life ! thou Good Supremfc ! O, teach me what is good? teach me thyself! Pave me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, anil virtue pur* : Pacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! The keener... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 190 pages
...Gone ! they ne'er go : when past, they haunt us still. 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 ev'ry low pursuit ; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 308 pages
...when gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still 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 ev ry low pursuit and feed my soul Wilh knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Saci-ed substantial... | |
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