 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...Some happier ifland in the watry wafte, Some fafer world, in depth of woods embrac'd, Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Chriftians thirft for gold. To be content's his natural defire, He afks no angel's wing, no feraph's fire, But thinks, admitted to that... | |
 | 1787 - 774 pages
...Happies island in the watry vaste, Where f laves once more their native land behold, No fiends former« , no chriftians thirft for gold. To be — contents his natural defire ; He asks not angels wing or feraphs fire, But thinks , admitted to that equal fky. His faithful dog fhall bear... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Some fafcr world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier ifland in the wat'ry wafte ; Where flaves d courts, withdraw your blaze ! Ye little ftars !...B. And what? no monument, infcription,ftone? His r afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal flcy, His faithful dog... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 384 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier ifland in the wat'ry wafte, Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; no But thinks, admitted to that equal fky, His faithful dog... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some h.ippier iiUnd in the watery walte, Where llaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He aflcs no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire j no But thinks, admitted to that equal Iky, His faithful dog... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 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's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier ifland in the wat'ry wafte ; Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...for gold, To BE, contents his natural defire ; He afks no angel's wing, no feraph's fire : But thinks, admitted to that equal fky, His faithful dog ihall... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 1 05 Some happier ifland in the wat'ry wafte, Where flaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment,...thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He aflts no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; 1 1 o But thinks, admitted to that equal Iky, His faithful... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...Some fafer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier ifland in the wat'ry wafte, Where flaves once more their, native land behold, No fiends torment,...thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He afks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire ; 1 1 o But thinks, admitted to that equal flfy, His faithful... | |
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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, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians... 
