 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.  Memoir of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Hemans - Page 195by Harriet Mary Browne - 1840 - 317 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...thirst for gold. 5. To Ic, 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... | |
 | Miss Browne - 1839 - 314 pages
...enthusiasm, " it was the description of that noble Rhine scene which interested me more than any part of Sir Walter's conversation ; and " I was much struck...have in the other world ! there would be Maida and Nimrod, and Spicy and Ginger ; ' black spirits and white, blue spirits and grey.' He told me that so... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1839 - 374 pages
...observant. He mentioned that sheep always choose for their sleeping-place in the pasture, a»quarter analogous to the one whence they came ; for instance,...Indian, who thinks — ' Admitted to that equal sky, Hia faithful dog shall bear him company !' He laughed, and said, ' What a train I should have in the... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1850 - 516 pages
...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." It would exceed the limits of this paper to enter into a description of the varieties of the dog; but... | |
 | 1839 - 722 pages
...them. Pope's picture, therefore, is not selon la virile, speaking of the " Poor Indian," " And hopes, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." 120 Mrs. Jamieion on Canada. [Feb. were busied about their children, or very tidy order ; I observed... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 392 pages
...enthusiasm, " it was the description of that noble Rhine scene which interested me more than any part of Sir Walter's conversation ; and " I was much struck...have in the other world ! there would be Maida and Nimrod, and Spicy and Ginger ; ' black spirits and white, blue spirits and grey.' He told me that so... | |
 | Henry Bacon - 1840 - 228 pages
...it is a touching form of the same faith in the Indian to which Pope alluded when he wrote — " And thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." " If nature teach thus, it is the God of nature that so instructs ; if religion inculcate it, it is... | |
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1841 - 328 pages
...savage, whose doctrine (certainly too lax in liberality,) raises the beast to a level with mankind, and " Who thinks, admitted to that equal sky, " His faithful dog shall bear him company." r Truly, the Creator's justice, and mercy, and the majesty of his kingdom, give hope of after-life... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 pages
...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. POPB. WE ALL DEPEND... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 pages
...thirst for gold. 2. 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. — POPE. QUESTIONS. — 1. What tradition does the writer mention as existing among a certain tribe... | |
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