 | Genealogy - 1909 - 1308 pages
...the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold. No friends torment, no Christian thirst for gold, To be, contents his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; He thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company." Although others will... | |
 | Marcus Wood - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 772 pages
...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... | |
 | Cordula Neis - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2003 - 680 pages
...Selbstgenügsamkeit und der Verzicht auf ein höheres Streben kommen bei Pope deutlich zum Ausdruck: To be, Contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admit let to that equal sky, His fuit h tul dog shall bear him company. (Pope, Essay on man, Epistel... | |
 | Laura M. Stevens - Anglicans - 2004 - 284 pages
...of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, Where slaves once more their native lands behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for...equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.'* In this passage Pope links the scientist's hubris with the Indian's naivete, chiding both for reducing... | |
 | John A. Richardson - English literature - 2004 - 210 pages
...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... | |
 | Maureen Konkle - Social Science - 2004 - 388 pages
...Beyond the cloud top'd hill, a humble heaven, Some safer world in depths of woods embrace, Some distant Island in the watery waste. Where slaves once more their native land behold, Nor fiends torment, nor Christian thirsts for gold. (48) Copway leaves out the concluding lines of... | |
 | Willis Goth Regier - Literary Collections - 2005 - 644 pages
...the cloud-topped hill, a humble heaven, Some safer world in depths of woods embraced, Some distant island in the watery waste. Where slaves once more their native land behold, Nor fiends torment, nor Christian thirsts for gold." Pope. My father often spoke of that country, while... | |
 | Laura M. Stevens - History - 2004 - 278 pages
...of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, Where slaves once more their native lands behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for...to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.6* In this passage Pope links the scientist's hubris with the Indian's naivete, chiding both... | |
 | Pat Rogers - Literary Criticism - 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,... 
