 DIM as the borrow'd 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,...  The Christian Spectator - Page 2441821Full view - About this book
 | Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...Thenphrartta. Dim as the borrow'd beams of MOOD and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul: and as on high, Those rolling fires discover but tue sky, Not li-ht us here; so Reason's glimmering ray Was leut, not. to assure our doubtful way, But... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...HEUG1O LA1Ct. DlM 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...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows reason at religion's sight; So dies, and so... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...RELIGIO 1.AIC1. DIM as the horrow'd heams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers, Is reason to the soul: and as on high, Those rolling fires discover hut the sky, Not light us here : so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our douhtful way,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is Reason to ihe soul ; and as on high, Those rolling fires discover...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hc-miiphere ; So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight ; So dies, and... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...morn and stars, To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high These rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here...better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows reason at Religion's light, So dies, and so... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...RELIGlO LAICI. DlM as the horrow'd heams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is Reason to the soul ; and as on high, Those rolling fires discover hut the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our douhtful way,... | |
 | J. Slade - Phrenology - 1838 - 370 pages
...truly says " 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 as here ; so reason's glimmering ray, " Was lent — not to assure our doubtful way, " But guide us... | |
 | J. Slade - Phrenology - 1838 - 400 pages
...borrow'd 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 as here ; so reason's glimmering ray, " Was lent—not to assure our doubtful way, " But guide us upward... | |
 | John Slade (M.D.) - 1838 - 370 pages
...borrow'd 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 as here ; so reason's glimmering ray, " Was lent—not to assure our doubtful way, '' But guide us... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 814 pages
...borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and at on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray W as lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. ' Dryden. Let it drink... | |
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