...disclose the earth hlooming with heauties. Father of light and life, said my transported mind. .— Thou Good Supreme \ O teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself. * Evandrum ex Immili tecto lax suscitat alma, Et matutinl volucrum suh culmlne cautus.— Tirf. Lax...

...while here How tasteless and how terrible uhpn gone Gone they IIP IT to when past I hey haunt us sti! I Father of light and life Thou good supreme O teach...me thyself Save me from folly vanity and vice From ev ry low pursuit and feed my soul . With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Sacred substantial...

...visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolv'd, With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou good Supreme ! O, teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself I Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious...

...Htm tasteless ! and how terrible, when gone ! Gone 1 they ne'er go : when past, they haunt us still. Father of light and life ! Thou good supreme ! O teach...me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, Frum ev'ry low pursuit ; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred,...

...jf his admirers, in the year of our Lord ) 792." Underneath is this quotation from his " Winter :" " Father of Light and Life ! Thou Good Supreme! O, teach...Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From evevy low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious p?ace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial,...

...visions past, And broken slumbers, rise* still resolv'd, With new-flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life ! thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself 1 Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious...

...for the satisfaction of his admirers. In the year of onr Lord 1792. " Father of light and life, thon good supreme ! O ! teach me what is good, teach me thyself; Save.' me from folly, vanity, and woe, From every low pursuit, and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred,...

...comprehensive prayer of the pious Thomson : — " Father of light and life ! thou Good Supreme ! Oh ! teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity and vice, Prom ev'ry low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred,...

...to leave on your minds a practical sense of the connexion which it has with your peace, your honor, and salvation. In the spirit of this holy religion,...light and life ! Thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what ia good ! Teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ! And feed...

...to leave on your minds a practical sense of the connexion which it has with your peace, your honor, and salvation. In the spirit of this holy religion,...its Author, may you, amidst all the changes of human aflairs, but especially at the present interesting moment, prefer to heaven the poet's prayer : "Father...