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 ... - Сторінка 403редактори - 1829Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 стор.
...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 - 692 стор.
...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 - 272 стор.
...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 - 712 стор.
...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 - 712 стор.
...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 - 608 стор.
...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 - 638 стор.
...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 - 708 стор.
...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 - 496 стор.
...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 - 594 стор.
...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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