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
| England - 1820 - 774 pages
...beams of moon und stars To lonely, weary, wand'rniŁ travellers Is reason to the soul ; and as on liish 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 day.... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...lays Mr . Wnlter Scott. RELIGIO LAICI. Ornari rei Ipia nf gat, contents docerc. 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.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...into passion, but to be reasoned into ll truth. К ELIGIÓ I.AICI. AX EPISTLE. DIM as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, I Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...V: of btt ,n. Inqpr -x. "OtUK RELIGIO LAICI. Oman rri Ipn negtt, eontent* doeere. Dm as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...reason to the soul: and as on high Those rolling fires diseover but the sky, Not light us herei so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful... | |
| 1820 - 784 pages
...said, she si ill shall pain the prize, I only ham transferred it to her eyes." Epistle to Kneller. "Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers Is reason to the soul ; and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1821 - 498 pages
...design ; > And always to do well is only thine. J THO. CREECH. } f RELIGIO LAICI. 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 "I Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, >But guide us upwards to a better... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...design'd For one fair female, lost him half the kind. 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.... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1821 - 476 pages
...always to do well is only thine. 3 THO. CREECH. RELIGIO LAICI. DIM as the borrpw'd beams of moon^nd stars To lonely^ weary, wandering travellers, Is reason...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 upwards to a better... | |
| Theology - 1821 - 694 pages
...Outline». " Dim as (be borrowed beams of moon ami «tan To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, I: 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 day.... | |
| 1822 - 628 pages
...for dull heads. — This passage of noble and various music is as follows : — Dim as the borowed beams of Moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, ' Is Reason to the soul : — und as on high. Those rolling fires discover but the shy, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering... | |
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