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,... Entering on Life: A Book for Young Men - Page 197by Cunningham Geikie - 1887 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...cunlenla docerc. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering traveller^ Is reason to the soul : and as on high Those rolling...lent, not to assure our doubtful way, /But guide us upward to a better day. 1 And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth. RELIGIO LAICI. AN EPISTLE. DIM as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere;... | |
| 1820 - 774 pages
...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...lent not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as these nightly tapers disappear When day's bright Lord ascends our hemisphere,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 pages
...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...lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 pages
...wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as 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 us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere;... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 pages
...Is 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 way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear I When day's bright lord aseends our... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 476 pages
...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...doubtful way, >But guide us upwards to a better day. j And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 346 pages
...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...lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere... | |
| 1821 - 694 pages
...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...lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When days' bright lord ascends our hemisphere,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 498 pages
...on high, Those rolling 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 day. J And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends -our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
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