 Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul; and, as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here, so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way,...  A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Strona 403pod redakcją - 1829Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | John Aikin - 1843 - Liczba stron: 830
...female, lost him half the kind. RELIGIO LAICL AN EPlSTLE. Dm as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stain o-p1o p pslSG n tho sky, Not light us here; so Reason's glimmering my Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - Liczba stron: 692
...is singularly solemn and majestic — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, wenry, , , , Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
 | 1847 - Liczba stron: 272
...by the most able divines, the opinions they had created vanished away like stars before the sun. " Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars, To lonely,...on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Nor light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - Liczba stron: 712
...opening of this poem is singularly solemn and majestic — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stan Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - Liczba stron: 712
...and majestic — Dim ad the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering traveller«, then Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - 1848 - Liczba stron: 608
...our reason bow to its decrees in obedience and submission, and its duty as to the Bible is done. " Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely,...fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - 1848 - Liczba stron: 638
...reason bow to its decrees in obedience and submission, and its duty as to the Bible is done. •• Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely,...wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and aa on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - Liczba stron: 708
...revealed religion. The opening of this poem is singularly solemn and majestic — Dim as the borrow'd asures free Reason's glimmering raj Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
 | 1851 - Liczba stron: 496
...choose the better part. JOHN DKYDEN. BOBN, 1631 ; DIED, 1700. REASON AND REVELATION. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering rajWas lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - Liczba stron: 594
...skeptical spirit. The opening of this poem is singularly solemn and majestic : — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent; not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
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