 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...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 62by Joseph Warton - 1806Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 690 pages
...hill, an humbler HeavenSome safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold,...fiends torment, no 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... | |
 | 1822 - 586 pages
...the final allotment oif the virtuous, was only a transit from this world to a material paradise. Somc safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste. In the bowers of bliss; in the gardens of delight; in the fields of Elysium; in the seats of the illustrious'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...Far as the solar walk, or milky way ; Yet simple Nature to his hope has giv'n, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 368 pages
...Far as the solar walk, or milky way ; Yet simple Nature to his hope has giv'n, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...Nature to his hope has giv'n, Behind the cloud-topp'd hill, a humbler heav'ii ;Some safer world iu depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the...more their native land behold, No fiends torment, nor Christians thirst for gold. To BE, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...walk, or milky way ; Yet simple nature to his hope has giv'n, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an hunibler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd,...fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold! To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wings, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 430 pages
...giv'n, Behind the cloud-topp'd hill, a humbler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves...fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 COMMENTARY. them (from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...giv'n, Behind the cloud-topp'd hill, a humhler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves...fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 COMMENTARY. them (from... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 384 pages
...given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven — Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves...fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content ':' his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire, But thinks, admitted to... | |
 | Catherine George Ward - 1824 - 720 pages
...given, Behind the cloud- topt hill, an humbler Heaven. Some safer world, in depths of woods embraced , Some happier island in the wat'ry waste ; Where slaves...fiends torment, — no christians thirst for gold." Pop*. ^ THE departing rays of the setting sun, glorious to behold as at fhe rise of morning, had already... | |
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