 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 - Sida 2441821Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Hobart Caunter - 1839 - 590 sidor
...communicated— 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, Nor light us here; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 318 sidor
...AND RELIGION. 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...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... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 312 sidor
...AND RELIGION. 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...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... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 sidor
...RELI010 LA1C1 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...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... | |
 | Johnstone - 1840 - 386 sidor
...reverence : — " 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...light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent us not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 sidor
...LAICI. AN EPISTLE. DIM as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stan To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is and coffee-house conceits : Descriptions tedious, flat and dry, bul Ihe sky. Xot light us here ; so Reason's summering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way,... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 sidor
...— LOCKE. D i M as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To louely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul; and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; BO reason's glimmering ray Is lent not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to iv better... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 sidor
...AN EFISTLZ. DIM ns the borrow'd beams of Moon and slars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is hat these dark orbs no more shall treat with light Nor the Bui guide us upward to a belter day. steed : DRYDEN. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 sidor
...LAICL AN EPlSTLE. Dm as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stain To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is m. Say, goddess, what ensued when Raphael, The affable archangel, had tho sky, Not light us here; so Reason's glimmering my Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 sidor
...majestic — Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, wenry, wandering travellers, Is L Jf A ĝ 1 T? 4 `L N X) qx6 )Aſ' $ r瓗K ܆ @ `H*...:5_ ކ5M y%u &b O k JϘ f @ s v k 6 x 4 ᤇ 9 0 > T + day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight ; So dies, and so... | |
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