 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
 | John Prior Estlin - 1818 - 350 pages
...used when we first open our eyes in the morning : " Father of light and life ! thou Good supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself: Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, 175 From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred,... | |
 | John Prior Estlin - 1818 - 430 pages
...Father of light and life ! thou Good supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself : S«ive 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."' I shall... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 pages
...little prayer, which I took from Thomson's Poems, viz. "Father of light and life, thou God supreme! 0 teach me what is good; teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, end vice, From every low pursuit} and fill my soul With knowlege? conscious peace, and virtue pure;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...Poems, viz. "Father of light and life, thou God supreme! O teach nie irhat is good; teach me thyself.1 Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowlegf, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!9'... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1818 - 506 pages
...Underneath is this quotation from his " Winter:" Father of Light and Life, Thou Good Snpreme ! O, tcacb me what is good ! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, anil vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my sonl With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure... | |
 | 1843 - 628 pages
...— Father of light and life ; thou good supreme, O teach me what is good ; teach me thyself ! Keep 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. — Winter,... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1820 - 222 pages
...interesting moment, prefer to Heaven the poet's prayer. " 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 bljss !" 99 ADDRESS,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...resolv'd, With ncw-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou good Supreme ! 0, p T+ With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! The keener... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1820 - 782 pages
...quotation from his " Winter :" " Father of Light and Life! Tliou Good Supreme! O, teach me what is goodl teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice. From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pnre; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!" This town... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1820 - 774 pages
...quotation from his " Winter:" " Father of Light and Life! Thou Good Supreme! O, teach me what is good I teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit 1 and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading... | |
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