| John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...guide ? 6S Thy throne is darkness in th' abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forhids the sight, O teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, And search no farther than thyself revtal'd ; Eut her alone for my director take, 70 Whom thou hast promis'd never to forsake ! My thoughtless... | |
| English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...farther than thyself reveal 'd ; But her alone for my director take, 70 Whomthou hast promis'd nevĀ«r to forsake ! My thoughtless youth was wing'd with...wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpsewasgpne. My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am:... | |
| 1855 - 620 pages
...to believe thee thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed ; But her alone for ray director take Whom thou hast promised never to forsake. My thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...blaze of glory that forbids the sight. O teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, And search no further than thyself reveal'd ; But her alone for my director take Whom thou hast promis'd never to forsake ! My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...guide! " Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light, " A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. " O ! teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, " And search...thyself reveal'd; " But Her alone for my director take, f Whom thou hast promis'd never to forsake. " My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain de^ sires;... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...unerring guide ? Thy throne is darkness in the' abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forhids the sight. O teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, And search...But her alone for my director take Whom thou hast promis'd never to forsake! My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...the sight. O teach me to believe thee, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed; But her alone for my director take, Whom thou hast...promised never to forsake! My thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood-, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and,... | |
| John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...the sight. O teach me to believe thee, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed ; But her alone for my director take, Whom thou hast...promised never to forsake ! My thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights ; and,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...the sight. O teach me to believe thee, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed ; But her alone for my director take, Whom thou hast promised never to forsake t" We find, therefore, that Dryden's conversion was not of that sordid kind which is the consequence... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...the sight. O teach me to believe thce, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed; But her alone for my director take, Whom thou hast promised never to forsake! j\Iy thoughtless youth was winged with vain desires; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed... | |
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