 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,...  A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Page 403edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Ludwig von Mühlenfels - 1830 - 182 pages
...of Dryden : " Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, So reason to the soul; — and as on high Those rolling...fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimm'ring ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day."... | |
 | Ludwig von Mühlenfels - 1830 - 190 pages
...of Dryden : " Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, So reason to the soul ; — and as on high Those rolling...fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimm'ring ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day."... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...further go; To make a third, she joined the former two. [From lieligio Laici.] THE LIGHT OF REASON. Dm as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely,...fires discover but the sky, 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.... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...acquired by action. Love is the business of the idle.— Thenphrartta. Dim as the borrow'd beams of MOOD and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers,...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... | |
 | 1832 - 424 pages
...of moon and stars, To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers I« Reason to the soul : and, as on blih. Those rolling fires discover but the sky — Not light us here; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way. But £ulde us upwards to a better... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 390 pages
...single heart. FROM 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,...fires discover but the sky, 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.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 336 pages
...heart. FROM 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 - 478 pages
...to he cheated into passion, hut to he reasoned into truth. RELIGlO LAICI. DlM as the horrow'd heams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers,...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,... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...her gentle face without a mask, And never gaze on it with apathy. DIM as the borrow'd beams of 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 ; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth. RELIG10 LAICI. 0 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 but the sky, Not light us here ; so Reason's... | |
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