 | Noah Webster - 1839 - 218 страници
...short and the second long. This foot is admitted into every place of the line. Example, all Iambics ; "Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold." The Trochee is a foot consisting of two syllables, the first long and the second short. Example ; "... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1839 - 262 страници
...short and the second long. This foot is admitted into every place of the line. Example, all Iambics. " Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no christians thirst for gold." Pope. The Trochee is a foot consisting of two syllables, the first long and the second short. Example.... | |
 | Eben Norton Horsford - 1839 - 414 страници
...heaven; Some safer world in depth of wood embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Wnere slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold." Some persons have the organ about medium, and if, from extraordinary excitement, or disease, it is... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1840 - 298 страници
...Far as the solar walk or milky way — Yet simple nature to his hope has given Behind the cloud' topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth...No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold, — And thinks, admitted to yon equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." poi'E. Among the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1963 - 884 страници
...an humbler heav'n; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the watry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold,...fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold ! To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; no But thinks, admitted to... | |
 | Wulf Köpke - 1998 - 368 страници
...hill an 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.34 58 Barthold Heinrich Brockes übersetzte den "Essay on Man" bereits 1740 ins Deutsche. Zum... | |
 | Pierre François - 1999 - 332 страници
...hill, an 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,...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... | |
 | Marcus Wood - 2003 - 772 страници
...deep an humble heav'n. Some safer world with depths of wood 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, He thinks, admitted to that equal sky. His injur'd wife will bear him company.'' He looks toward his... | |
 | John A. Richardson - 2004 - 210 страници
...Indian' might aspire: 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! (Essay on Man, 1 .99-108) These lines identify the 'poor Indian' as a modern slave. His conception... | |
 | Pat Rogers - 2007
...hill, an 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, nor Christians thirst for gold! To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's... | |
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His soul, proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way; 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,... 
