 Oh ! would mankind but make these truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice and pride; Were once these maxims fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happiness our end, How soon must reason o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud,...  Poems. By ***** - Página 54por Soame Jenyns - 1752 - 194 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 360 páginas
...wond'rous fcenes of being yet untry'd, Where in each ftage we fhall more perfect grow, And new perfcftions, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe...fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happincfs our end, How foon muft reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and fuperftition... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1770 - 468 páginas
...wondrous fcenes of Being yet untry'd, Where in each ftage we fhall more perfect grow, And new perfections, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe...reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and luperftition fail ! None wou'd hereafter then with groundlefs fear, Defcribe th' Almighty cruel and... | |
 | Collection - 1770 - 370 páginas
...guide, Through wond'rous fcenes of being yet untry'd, Where in each ftage we mall more perfeft grow, And new perfeftions, new delights beftow. Oh ! would...And force the helm from prejudice and pride, Were Were once thefe maxims fix'd, that God's our friend, Virtue our good, and happinefs our end, How foon... | |
 | 1774 - 428 páginas
...(hall more pedWt And new perfections, new delights bellow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe trittai their guide, And force the helm from prejudice and pride; Were once thefe maxims nx'd, that God'* our friend, Virtue our good, and happineft our mi. How foon mud reafon o'er the world... | |
 | 1782 - 388 páginas
...yet untry'd, Where in each ftage we mail more perfect grow, And new perfections, new delights beflow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe truths their guide,...thefe maxims fix'd, that God's our friend. Virtue pur good, and happinefs our end, How foon muft reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 376 páginas
...shall more perfect grow, And new perfeftions, new delights bestow. _ Oh! would mankind, but make these truths their guide. And force the helm from prejudice and pride, Were once these maxims fix'd, that God's our fsiend, Virtue our gopd, and happiness qur end, How soon must reason... | |
 | James Lackington - 1791 - 366 páginas
...the Deity, by the dire facrifice of all his deareft bleffings ?" Oh ! would mankind but make great truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice...happinefs our end ; How foon muft reafon o'er the world pievaili And error, fraud, and fuperftition fail ! None would hereafter, then, lyifli groundlefs ftar,... | |
 | Soame Jenyns, Charles Nalson Cole - 1793 - 612 páginas
...fcenes of being yet untry'd, Where Where in each ftage we fliall more perfect grow, And new perfections, new delights beftow. Oh ! would mankind but make thefe...reafon o'er the world prevail, And error, fraud, and fuperflition fail ! None wou'd hereafter then with groundlefs fear, Defcribe th' Almighty cruel and... | |
 | James Lackington - 1794 - 346 páginas
...the Diety, by the dire facrifice of all his dearcft bleuiugs ?" Oli ! would mankind bnt make great truths their guide, And force the helm from prejudice...and pride ; Were once thefe maxims fix'd, that God's GUI' frieiul, Virtue our good, and happiuefs our end ; How footi muft reafon o'er the world prevail,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1799 - 390 páginas
...of life is finifhed, for the fociety of more exalted fpirits. Oh ! would mankind but make fair Truth their guide, And force the helm from Prejudice and Pride. Were once thefe maxims fix d, that Goo'sour friend, VIRTUE our good, and HAPPIN ESS our end, How foon muft reafon o'er the... | |
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