 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1854 - 580 pages
...despise, the Bridgewater style of reasoning. The peerless author of " In Memoriam " writes : — " I found Him not in world or sun, Or eagle's wing,...insect's eye ; Nor through the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun." In truth, the thoughts now presented are intended not so much to corroborate... | |
 | 1897 - 986 pages
...shall venture to quote them. For they are as beautiful as they are familiar. Custom cannot stale them. That which we dare invoke to bless, Our dearest faith, our ghastliest doubt, He, They, All, One, within, without. The Power in darkuess, whoni we guess. I found Him not in world or sun,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 272 pages
...and hold it true ; For though my lips may breathe adieu, I cannot think the thing farewell. CXXII. THAT which we dare invoke to bless ; Our dearest faith,...insect's eye ; Nor through the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun : If e'er when faith had fall'n asleep, I heard a voice, " Believe no more,"... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...and hold it true ; For tho' my lips may breathe adieu, I cannot think the thing farewell. 130 CXXII. THAT which we dare invoke to bless ; Our dearest faith,...world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye ; Nor thro' the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun : If e'er when faith had fall'n asleep,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 236 pages
...hold it true ; For tho' my lips may hreathe adieu, I cannot think the thing farewell. CXXI. CXXII. THAT which we dare invoke to bless ; Our dearest faith...world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye ; Nor thro* the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun : If e'er when faith had fall'n asleep,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 422 pages
...dream, and hold it true : For tho' my lips may breathe adieu, I cannot think the thing farewell. CXXIII. THAT which we dare invoke to bless ; Our dearest faith...world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye ; Nor thro' the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun : If e'er when faith had fall'n asleep,... | |
 | 1851 - 622 pages
...the following lines — it is an answer to the question, Can man by searching find out God '{ — " I found Him not in world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye ; Nor thro' the questions men rimy try, The petty cobwebs wo have spun : " Jf e'er when faith had fall'n... | |
 | 1851 - 604 pages
...the following lines — it is an answer to the question, Can man by searching find out God ? — " I found Him not in world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye ; Nor thro' the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun : " If e'er when faith had fall'n asleep,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips - 1852 - 268 pages
...obscurity melts before the observer. We will call Mr. Tennyeon himself in support of our argument : — "That which we dare invoke to bless ; Our dearest...in world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye ; ISTor thro' the questions men may try The petty cobwebs we have spun : " If e'er, when faith had... | |
 | Samuel Phillips - 1852 - 286 pages
...himself in support of our argument:— " That which we dare invoke to bless ; Our dearest faith ; onr ghastliest doubt; He, They, One, All; within, without;...world or sun, Or eagle's wing, or insect's eye; Nor thro' the questions men may try The petty cobwebs we have spun: "If e'er, when faith had fall'n asleep,... | |
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Nor thro' the questions men may try, The petty cobwebs we have spun: If e'er when faith had fall'n asleep, I heard a voice, 'Believe no more' And heard an ever-breaking shore That tumbled in the Godless deep; A warmth within the breast would melt The... 
