 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...  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 6by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1826
...vol. ip 391. 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. The tradition which describes the hades, or invisible world, as seated... | |
 | Anthologies - 1827
...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, content.s his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 252 pages
...heav'n* : Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd', Some happier island in the ivatr'y waste' ; Where slaves once more their native land behold', No fiends torment', no Christians thirst for gold*. 5 To BE', contents his natural desirs* ; He asks no angel's wing', no... | |
 | Richard Henry Lee - United States - 1829
...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 thirst for gold. To be content 'a his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, American - 1830
...humbler heaven ; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, , the spinner, the weaver, the fuller, the dresser, with many Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 300 pages
...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 wings, no seraph's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 442 pages
...humbler heaven ; •Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | George Combe - Phrenology - 1830 - 707 pages
...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 thirst for gold." The organ is established. 18. — WONDER. THIS organ is situated immediately... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Future life - 1831 - 276 pages
...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 thirst for gold, — And thinks, admitted to yon equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear... | |
 | James Backhouse - Society of Friends - 1831 - 384 pages
...States men ; she alluded to these lines of Pope, in relation to the imaginary Heaven of Indians. ' Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment; no Christians thirst for gold.1 " -And added, in reference to some who profess to be Christians : " They... | |
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