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
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...humbler Heaven, 100 Some fafer World in Depth of Woods embrac'd, Some happier Ifland in the watry Wafte ; Where Slaves once more their native Land behold, No Fiends torment, no Chriilians thirft for Gold. To be, contents this natural Defire, 105 He afks no Angel's Wing, or Seraph's... | |
| Alexander Pope - Decision making - 1762 - 160 pages
...heav'n, ЮО Some fafer world, in depht of wood's embrac'd, Some happier Island in the vcatry maße, Where Slaves once more their native land behold , No Fiends torment, no Chrißians thirß for Gold. To be, contents his natural deßre, io£ He aßs no Angel's wing, nor Seraph's... | |
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1772 - 374 pages
...heav'n ; Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd , 105 Some happier island in the watry wafte , Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment , no Chriftians thirft for gold. To Be , contents his natural delire , He asks no Angel's win>; , no Seraph's... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...Yet funple Nature to his hope has giv'n. Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heav'n ; Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd , Some happier island in the watry wafte , "Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment , jio Chriftians thirft... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 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...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... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...hill a humbler heaven; Some 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, contents his natural desire; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...given Behind the cloud-topt-hill , an humbler heav'n ;• Some safer world in depth of woods emb'rac'dr Some happier island in the wat'ry waste , "Where slaves once more their native landbehold r No fiends torment , no Christians thirst for gold.. To BE , contents his natural desire... | |
| Slave trade - 1805 - 378 pages
...heav'p. Some safer world with depths of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, W here slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold : He thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His mjur'd wife will bear him company ; He looks towards his... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Far as the solar walk, or milky way; Yet simple nature to his hope has giv'n, Behind the clond-topt hill, an humbler heav'n; Some safer world in depth...fiends torment, no 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... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...milky way ; Yet simple Nature to his hope has giv'n, Behind the cloud- topt hill, an humbler heav'nf Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some...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... | |
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