His soul, proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way; Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste,... A System of Phrenology - Page 308by George Combe - 1830 - 707 pagesFull 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... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...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 torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire : He asks no angel's wing, no seraph'9 fire; no But thinks admitted... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...hill, an humbler heav'n; Some safer world, in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...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 torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; 110 But thinks, admitted... | |
| 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
...hill, an humbler heav'n; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, 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 j But thinks, admitted... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...given, Behind the clond-topt hill an humbler heaven ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves...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... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...giv'n, Behind the cloud-top'd hill, an humbler hcav'u ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, .Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves...No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; Hi; asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted... | |
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