 DIM as the borrow'd 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,...  The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 244by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Sky, Not light us here : So Reafons glimm'ring Ray •% Was lent, not to affure our doubtful Way, r But guide us upward to a better Day. > And as thofe...our Hemifphere, So pale grows Reafon at Religion's Sight ; So dies, and fo diflblves in fupernat'ral Light. Dryd. Rel. Laiti. For Reafon is a Guide we... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...Sky, Not light us here : fo Rsafon's glimm'ring Ray Was lent, not to afliire our doubtful Way, Bur guide us upward to a better Day. And as thofe nightly...our Hemifphere, So pale grows Reafon at Religion's Sight ; So dies, and fo diublves in fupernat'ral Light. (Dryd, RcL Laict. For Reafon is a Guide we... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here ; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to aflure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better...grows reafon at religion's fight ; So dies, and fo diflolves in fupernatural light. Some few, whofe lamp fhone brighter, have been led From caufe to caufe,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...rolling fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to affure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better...grows reafon at religion's fight; So dies, and fo diflblves in fupernataral light. Some few, whofe lamp fhone brighter, have been led From caufe to caufe,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...fires discover hut the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimm'ring ray J Was leut, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows Reason... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...aflure our doubtful way, Bat guide us upward to a better day. Atd aj thofe nightly tapers difappear Wien day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere ; So pale grows reafon at religion's fight ; k w«, and fo diflolves in fupernatural light, [led ^зи few, whofe lamp Ihone brighter, have been... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...guide us upward to a better day. J And as thofe nightly tapers didppear When day's bright lord afccnds our hemifphere; So pale grows reafon at religion's fight ; So dies, and fo diffolves in fupernat'ral light. Some few,whole lamp (lione hiightcr, have been led From caufe to caufc, to nature's... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...us upward to a better day. j And as thofe nightly tapers d:fappear When day's bright ¡ord alccnds our hemifphere ; So pale grows reafon at religion's fight ; So dies, and fo diflblves in fupematural light. Some few, whofe lamp Ihone brighter, have been led From caufe to caufe,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...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 day. * And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows reason... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here; fo Reafon's glimmering* ray Was lent, not to aflure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers ditiippear, When day's bright lord afcends our liemifphere ; Vet. 5. Reafoa't glimmering ray] If man... | |
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