 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...giddy round. FATHER of light and life, thou GOOD SUPREME 1 O teach me what is good ! teach me THYSELF ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and feed my soul 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! THE... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pages
...round. Father of Light and Life ! thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself ! Save me from Folly, Vanity, and Vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...giddy round. FATHER of Light and Life, Thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my soul 220 With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss! Tiie... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou Good supreme ! O, teach me what is good! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low...my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue puref Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss ! The keener tempests rise : and, fuming dun From all... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...giddy round, Father of light and life! thou Good Supreme ' O teach me what is good! teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit! and feed my sonl With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure , Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss! The... | |
 | James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 pages
...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... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1815 - 228 pages
...ESQ. *' O teach me what is good! teach me thyself! « Father of light and life! thou GOOD SUPREME! " Save me from folly, Vanity and Vice : " From every low pursuit! and feed my soul " Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss." THOMPSON. " With knowledge, consciolis peace, and virtue... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...1792. " FATHER of light and life ! thou good SUPREME ! O teach me what is good ! Teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low...feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtne pure, Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!" As one of Thomson's admirers, I here thank this... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...Poems, viz. "Father of light and life, thou God supreme! O teach nie irhat is good; teach me thyself.1 Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowlegf, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!9'... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1820 - 782 pages
...Winter :" " Father of Light and Life! Tliou Good Supreme! O, teach me what is goodl teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice. From every low...my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pnre; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!" This town contains 875 houses, and 5,219 inhabitants.... | |
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Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading... 
