 Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O Teach me what is good; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading...  Pamphlets: Education. English. 1810-1906] - Seite 151835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Leigh - 1834 - 594 Seiten
...Underneath is this quotation from h,s " Winter:" " Father of Light aatl Life ! Thou Good Supreme ! O, teach me what is good! teach me Thyself ! Save me...and vice. From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul ^ ith knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss !" In the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...little prayer, which I took from Thomson's Poems, viz. " Father of light and life, thou God supreme ! О teach me what is good ; teach me thyself! Save me...folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss... | |
 | 1834 - 498 Seiten
...ELEANOR SNOWDEN. DEFECTS AND ABSURDITIES OF DEISM. Father of light and life ! thou Good supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself ! Save me...from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! — THOMSON. IT is affirmed by a sacred writer, who was intimately acquainted with the most civilized... | |
 | 1835 - 804 Seiten
...comprehensive prayer of the pious Thomson : — " Father of light and life ! thou Good Supreme ! Oh ! teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity and vice, Prom ev'ry low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 164 Seiten
...satisfaction of his admirers in the year of our Lord 179~Father of light and life! Thou good Supreme! O teach me what is good : teach me thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice — From ev'ry low pursuit ; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure. Sacred , substantial,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1836 - 250 Seiten
...gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still Father of light and life Thou good supreme O teach me what is good Teach me thyself Save me from folly vanity and vice , . From evry low pursuit and feed my soul With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Sacred substantial... | |
 | James Hervey - 1837 - 730 Seiten
...Father of light and Ufe," said my transported mind, -Thou Good Supreme! О teach me what is good I teach me Thyself. Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit 1 and feed my soul With faith, with conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never-fading... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1837 - 562 Seiten
..."Father of light and life ; thou good supreme j O teach me what is good ; teach me thyself; \ Save IMC from folly, vanity and vice, From every low pursuit ; and feed my soul VViih knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss." Now,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 Seiten
...Illumine, what low, raise and support. — MILTON. Father of light and life '. thou good supreme, O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself ; Save me...vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my sou!, With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss. —... | |
 | Joel Hawes - 1839 - 146 Seiten
...duty, you will raise to Heaven the expressive prayer, " Father of light and life! Thou good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ! Teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From even' low pursuit! And feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial,... | |
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