In its sublime research, philosophy May measure out the ocean deep, may count The sands or the sun's rays : but, God, for thee There is no weight nor measure ; none can mount Up to thy mysteries. Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by thy light,... The Monthly repository (and review). - Page 1751821Full view - About this book
| New Church gen. confer - 1859 - 600 pages
...infinity, And reason's brightest spark, though kindled by thy ray, In vain would try to trace thy councils, Infinite and dark ; and thought is lost "Ere thought can soar so high, Just like past moments in eternity ! " V. Now, let us briefly glance at the fifth proposition. We have... | |
| 1823 - 626 pages
...soar so high, K'en like past moments in eternity. Thoa from primeval nothingness didst oall i?irst chaos, then existence , — Lord, on thee •Eternity...of light, joy, harmony, Sole origin : — all life, aU beauty thine. Thy word created all, and doth create ; Thy splendour fills all space with rays divine.... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1821 - 614 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark:...Thine. Thy word created all, and doth create, Thy splendor fills all space with rays divine ; Thou art, and wert, and shall be ! Glorious ! Great ! Light-giving,... | |
| 1822 - 694 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark':...Thine. Thy word created all, and doth create ; Thy splendor fills all space with rays divine. Thou art, and wert, and shalt be ! Glorious Great ! Light-giving,... | |
| John Bowring - 1821 - 288 pages
...reproved for the variation I had introduced. The reproof was just, and might have been more severe. Thou from primeval nothingness didst call First chaos,...Thine. Thy word created all, and doth create ; Thy splendor fills all space with rays divine. Thou art, and wert, and shalt be ! Glorious! Great ! Light-giving,... | |
| 1821 - 612 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark...call First chaos, then existence ; — Lord ! on Thee • " This is the poem of which Golovnin says in his narrative, that it lias been translated into Japanese,... | |
| 1821 - 614 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Keason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vaiu would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark...call First chaos, then existence ; — Lord ! on Thee • " This is the poem of which Golovnin says in his narrative, that it has been translated into Japanese,... | |
| John Bowring - 1821 - 290 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark...soar so high, Even like past moments in eternity. on a piece of rich silk, and suspended in the imperial palace at Pekin. 1 In 4he first edition there... | |
| 1821 - 282 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark...soar so high. Even like past moments in eternity. thing similar has been done in China to the same poem. It has been translated into the Chinese and... | |
| 1821 - 284 pages
...none can mount Up to Thy mysteries ; Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, infinite and dark...soar so high, Even like past moments in eternity. on a piece of rich silk, and suspended in the imperial palace at Pekin. Thou from primeval nothingness... | |
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