 A ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds.  The Poems of William Cowper ... - Page 273by William Cowper - 1835 - 491 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...the vaft and the minute, The unambiguous footfteps of the God Who gives its luftrc to an infe£t's wing. And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with Heaven, (he often holds With thole fair minifters of light to man, That fill the lk,ics nightly with filent... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...A ray of heav'nly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an insect's...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...A ray of heav'nly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute ; The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an insect's...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the siies nightly with... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...the vast and the minute ; The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an inseft's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heaven, she often holds 815 With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with silent pomp, Sweet... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...heavenly lig ''Lgilding all forms . Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; '•"• • The unambiguous footsteps Of the God, - ' Who gives its lustre to...those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skiea nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference. ' Inquires whatstrains werethey With winch heaven... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair mmisters of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with...conference. Inquires what strains were they With which Heav'n rang, when ev'ry star, in hast* To gratulate the new-created Earth, Sent forth a voice, and... | |
 | Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 236 pages
...instance, speaking of Deity, he says, with grandeur befitting the awful theme— " The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its lustre to an insect's...wing. And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds." \ » This great poet's love of freedom also inspires his verse with more than wonted energy; and, in... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...A ray of heav'nly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute ; The unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an insect's...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; • The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives it's lustre to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives it's lustre to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with... | |
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