 | Laurence Sterne, Sir Walter Scott - 1832 - 542 pages
...untamed World in depth of woods embraced— Some happier Island in the watery waste — And where, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful Dog shall bear him company. In a word, by thus introducing an entire new set of objects to his imagination, I shall unavoidably... | |
 | F. B. Miller - Children's stories, English - 1833 - 220 pages
...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 to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." " They have strange ideas, in many respects, upon the subject of future enjoyment. In another world,... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1833 - 250 pages
...make up a meritorious character. Even the beasts have their part of paradise, for the Indian — ' Thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company:' And not his dog only, but the whole race of animals, including an abundance of excellent game, of every... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. 5. To BE, contents his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wings, no...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; no But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. iv. Go, wiser thou ! and, in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Isaac Dowd Williamson - Christianity - 1836 - 264 pages
...true devotion, hopes for an humble heaven where "No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold; And thinks admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." With thig he is satisfied upon that head. His pleasures are mostly physical, and he looks to the chase... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 pages
...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 to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...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 to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense, Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...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 to that equal sky, His faithful Dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 pages
...men rebel : And who but wishes to invert the laws Of ORDER, sins against th' ETERNAL CAUSE.—POPE. But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. f SECTION X. Selfishness reproved. IAS God, thou fool! work'd solely for thy good, Thy joy, thy pastime,... | |
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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 to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. 
