 Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would...  The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Page 162de Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 145 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1817 - 314 pages
...present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know; Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason would he skip and play I Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind ; His soul... | |
 | 1830 - 990 pages
...such books as these. The motto, I see, is from Pope. I daresay, very much to the purpose. (Reads.) " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he sport and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops his flowery food, And licks the hand" Bless us, is that... | |
 | 1830 - 1024 pages
...sings of one of the loveliest victim* of the master animal of prey : Pleased to the last he crops his flowery food. And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. But, if habitual caution among many of the tribes of life is, however, excited by the circumstance... | |
 | John Prior Estlin - 1818 - 422 pages
...supply our wants, ignorant of the fate that awaits him, skips about contented and happy, " Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood." POPE. That one species of animals therefore should prey upon another, cruel... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...from men what spirits know Or who could suffer heing here helow ? 60 The lamh thy riut dooms to hleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he erops the flowery food, And licks me hand just raised to shed his hlood. Oh hlindness to the futore... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 pages
...present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer being here below ? f knighthood on my sword. '* Who now but Palomon exults with joy ? And ravish'd Ar ? Pleas'd to the la>t, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just ruis'd to shed his blood.... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1820 - 330 pages
...of life, or at least of the sense of pain. Mr. Pope has finely described this in his ethic epistles: The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason would he skip and p'ay ? Pleas'd to the last he crops the flow'ry food, .And licks HIP hand just rais'd to shed his Mood.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play?' Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais-'d to shed his blood.... | |
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