 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 538 Seiten
...rc&olv'd, With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou good Supreme I O, teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, Kroni every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 Seiten
...chambers of the south look'd out the joyous Spring, look'd out and sinil'd. AN APOSTROPHE TO THE DEITY. FATHER of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach...virtue pure; sacred, substantial never-fading bliss ! DESCRIPTION OF A MAN PERISHING in the Snrnr. As thus the snows arise ; and foul and fierce, all Winter... | |
 | James Thomson - 1811 - 182 Seiten
...resolv'd, With aew-flnsh'd hopes, to rnn the giddy ronnd. Father of light and life! thon Good Snpreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pnrsnit ! and feed my sonl With knowledge, conscions peace, and virtne pnre ; Sacred, snbstantial,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 Seiten
...chambers of the south look'd out the joyous Spring, look'd out and smil'd. AN APOSTROPHE TO THE DEITY. FATHER of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself! Gave me from folly, vanity, and vice, from every low pursuit! and feed my soul with knowledge, conscious... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman (Sr.) - 1812 - 340 Seiten
...satisfaction of his admirers, iu the year of our Lord 1792. Then follow these lines from his own Winter. Father of light and life, thou GOOD SUPREME ! O, teach...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 - 1812 - 224 Seiten
...while here How tasteless and how terrible when gone Gone they ne er go when past they haunt us still Father of light and life Thou good supreme O 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... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1812 - 362 Seiten
...FOR THE USE 0¥ SCHOOLS. BY NOAH WEBSTER, ESQ. " Father of light and life ! thou GOOD SUPUTUIE ! " O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! ',' Save me from folly, vanity and vice ; " From eyery low pursuit ! and feed my soul " With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ,; \ ''Sacred,... | |
 | James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 Seiten
...round. Father of light ami life ! thou Good Supremfc ! O, teach me what is good? teach me thyself! Pave me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit...and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, anil virtue pur* : Pacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! The keener tempests rise : and, fuming... | |
 | James Thomson - 1813 - 346 Seiten
...new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Snow described. From every low pursuit; and feed my soul 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! The keener tempests rise : and fuming dun From all the livid east, or piercing north, Thick clouds ascend;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 190 Seiten
...How tasteless ! and how terrible, when gone ! Gone ! they ne'er go : when past, they haunt us still. Father of light and life ! Thou good supreme ! O teach...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,... | |
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