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 ... - Σελίδα 403επεξεργασία από - 1829Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| British anthology - 1824 - 460 σελίδες
...She drew an angel down. 10 RELIGIO LAICI. Ornati res ipsa negat, contenta 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 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 σελίδες
...Canterbury. ZUnrl, Vlllien, Duke of Buck,ngham. It 1.1. ,4 Id LAICI. AN EPISTLE. Dim as the borrow'd zlitt ; то reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better... | |
| Robert Charles Dallas - 1824 - 464 σελίδες
...bowing to the power of truth : Dim as the borrow' d beams of moon and stars, To lonely, wandering, weary travellers, Is reason to the soul. — And as on high...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.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 σελίδες
...of Canterbury. Zunr:, Viiiters, Duke of Buektngham. RELIGIO LAICI. AN EPISTLE. D: M as the borrow'd diseover but the sky, Not light us here; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 674 σελίδες
...to the power of Truth. s* ,r Dim as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, wandering, weary 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, But guide us upward to... | |
| Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 472 σελίδες
...'• Dim as the borrow 'd beams of moon and star To lonely, wandering, weary travellers, Is Heason to the soul. And as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not Ih;ht us here ; во Reason's glimmering ray Was sent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us... | |
| 1825 - 486 σελίδες
...DECEMBER 25, 1824. [Price 3rf. " Dim as the borrow 'd beams of moon and stara, To lonely, wandering, weary travellers, Is Reason to the soul. And as on high Those rolling: fires discover bat the sky. Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was sent, not to assure our doubtful way,... | |
| Robert Waln - 1826 - 108 σελίδες
...be a piece of arrogance above ordinary." — Burgh. " Dim, as the borrowed beams of moon and stars V 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 upward to a better day."... | |
| John Riland - 1827 - 272 σελίδες
...of white paper, it would soon have been covered by other characters than those of virtue. But — ' 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... | |
| General reader - 1827 - 246 σελίδες
...Egypt's fall. — Young. REASON. 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 but the sky, Nor light us here, so reason's glimmering ray Was lent not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us... | |
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