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 ... - Page 403edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...tp=a negat, o ntema dccere. DIM as the borrow 'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wand'ring, travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high Those rolling fires discover hut the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimm'ring ray J Was leut, not to assure our doubtful... | |
| English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...ipsa neSat, content* docere. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high...fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray 1 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, L But guide us upward to a better... | |
| 1907 - 584 pages
...machines, and the Churches may well appeal to human hearts and feelings : Dim as the borrowed light of moon and stars To lonely weary wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul. . . . Still, ' dim " as it may have been, it helped the old pagan philosophers to grope forward towards... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...be reasoned into truth. RELIGIO LAICI. Ornari res Ipsa iiegal, coutenla docere. 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 1 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, f But guide us upward to a better... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...strong, and generous thy design ; > And always to do well is only thine. 3 THO. CREECH. RELIGIO LAICI. 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 Y Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...Thy reason's strong, and generous thy design ; > And always to do well is only thine. ) RELIGIO LAICL 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 V Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better... | |
| John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...strong, and generous thy design ; ;. And always to do well is only thine. J J'lio. CKEECH. RELIGIO LAICI. 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 V Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...cunlenla docerc. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering traveller^ 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, /But guide us upward to a better... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...AN EPISTLE. DIM as tin- borrow'd beams of moon and stars To Icnely, weary, wand'ring travellers, li reason to the soul : and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Nor light us here; so reason's glimm'riug ray 1 Was lent not to assure our doubtful way, V But guide... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth. RELIGIO LAICI. AN EPISTLE. 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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