 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,...  From Milton to Johnson - Page 148by Richard Garnett - 1903Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here ; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to aflure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers difappear When day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere ; So pale grows reafon... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...rolling fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to affure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers difappear When day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere; So pale grows reafon... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...Those rolling fires discover hut the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimm'ring ray J Was leut, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward...hemisphere; So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight ; 10 So dies, and so dissolves in supernat'ral light. Some few, whose lamp shone brighter, have been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 664 pages
...fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here ; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to afture our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers difappear When day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere; So pale grows reafon-at... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...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, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray 1 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, L But guide us upward to a better day. I And as those nightly... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...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 1 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, f But guide us upward to a better day. J And as those nightly... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering traveller^ Is reason to the soul : and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here...doubtful way, /But guide us upward to a better day. 1 And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...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 Y Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better day. 3. And as those... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...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 V Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better day. * And as those nightly... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...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 V Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better day. X And as those nightly... | |
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