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Great father of the skies whose boundless sway

DMI number:
23398
First Line:
Great father of the skies whose boundless sway
Last Line:
Than at thy throne with prostrate hearts to bend
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Prayer
Themes:
God, Philosophical enquiry, and The happy man / contentment
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Author:
Samuel Bowden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Forster (1980): 42. Bowden (1733-35) II: 96-99. Query: check hard copy.
Content/Publication
Title:
Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4th ed] [vol ii] [T127408] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.278-279
Poem Title:
A Prayer of Cleanthes, an Heathen Philosopher.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4thed] [T199384] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.278-279
Poem Title:
A Prayer of Cleanthes, an Heathen Philosopher.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [T125628] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.278-279
Poem Title:
A Prayer of Cleanthes, an Hethen Philosopher.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Miscellaneous poems. On religious, moral, and entertaining subjects: collected from the best English authors. [N4203] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.54-55
Poem Title:
A Prayer of Cleanthes, a Stoic Philosopher, to the Supreme God.
Attribution:
Translated by Dr. Bowden.
Attributed To:
Samuel Bowden
Title:
The Poetical Calendar. Containing a collection of scarce and valuable pieces of poetry: With variety of originals and translations, by the most eminent hands. [T146608]
Page No(s):
pp.72-74
Poem Title:
THE HYMN OF CLEANTHES, TO THE SUPREME GOD. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK
Attribution:
BY DR. BOWDEN.
Attributed To:
Samuel Bowden