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 403redigeeritud poolt - 1829Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 774 lehte
...beams of moon und stars To lonely, weary, wand'rni£ 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 - 1819 - 410 lehte
...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 - 1819 - 644 lehte
...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 - 1819 - 412 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 - 1821 - 498 lehte
...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 - 1821 - 346 lehte
...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 - 1821 - 476 lehte
...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... | |
| 1821 - 694 lehte
...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 lehte
...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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