 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pagine
...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,...thirft for gold. To Be, contents his natural defire, He afes no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire': But thinks, admitted to chat equal iky, His faithful dog fhall... | |
 | 1787 - 430 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 - 1791 - 966 pagine
...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 - 1796 - 254 pagine
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 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 384 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 pagine
...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 - 1805 - 288 pagine
...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... | |
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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... 
