 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 8by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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,...Chriftians 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... | |
 | 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,...Chriftians 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... | |
 | 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,...Chriftians thirft 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... | |
 | 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,...Chriftians 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,... | |
 | 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,...Chriftians 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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 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 wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...humbler lieav'a ; Some safer world in depth of woods enibrac'd, Some happier island iu the watery 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...humbler hcav'u ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, .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's his natural desire ; Hi; asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
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