By saint, by savage, and by sage, Jehovah, Jove, or Lord ! Thou Great First Cause, least understood, Who all my sense confined, To know but this, that Thou art good, And that myself am blind... Essay on man, and The universal prayer - Page 45by Alexander Pope - 1860 - 47 pagesFull view - About this book
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| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
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| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...understood \Vlin all my sense confm'd To know hut this, that thou art good, And that myself am hlind. Yet gave me, in this dark estate, To see the good from ill ; And, hinding-nature fast in fate, Left free the human will. What conscience dictates tg he done. Or warns... | |
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| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...savage, and by sage, Thou great first cause, least understood; Who all my sense confin'd To know hat this, that thou art good. And that myself am blind....in this dark estate. To see the good from ill; And, hinding nature fast in fate, Left free the human will. What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns... | |
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