 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,...  Entering on Life: A Book for Young Men - Page 268by Cunningham Geikie - 1888 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 326 pages
...m'auroit fourni des forces çt du courage pour conr Thpse rollin;; (ires discover but the sky „ Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our donbtful way, But guide us upward to a better- 1lay. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's... | |
 | Robert Waln - 1826 - 108 pages
...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, But guide us upward to a better day." — Dryden. PHILADELPHIA : - 1826. IN OLLEGt LI3RAKY Ui^« A i TO THE JUNIOR... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 pages
...wand'ring 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...doubtful way, But guide us upwards to a better day, And as those mighty tapers disappear, When day's bright Lord ascends our hemisphere, So pale grows... | |
 | John Riland - 1827 - 272 pages
...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 upward to a better day ! ' I saw very little of my aunt after I had been once placed at school; where... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1828 - 512 pages
...travellers, Is reason to the soul. — And as on high Those lonely fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent,...doubtful way, But guide us upwards to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...moon and stars Is reason to the soul; for 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 upward to a better world. DRYDElf. Reason requires culture to expand it. It resembles the fire concealed... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high. Those rolling fires discover but the .-ky, 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. ' Dryden. Let it drink deep in thy most vital part ; Strike home, and do me... | |
 | Ludwig von Mühlenfels - 1830 - 190 pages
...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." Protestantism cautions catholicism not to blind the eyes of faith, lest man... | |
 | Ludwig von Mühlenfels - 1830 - 182 pages
...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." . „ • Protestantism cautions catholicism not to blind the eyes of faith,... | |
 | 1832 - 428 pages
...travellers IB Reason to the soul : and, as on hi^h. Those rolling fires discover but the sky — Not light us here; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent,...doubtful way. But guide us upwards to a better day. And, as those nlghtlj tapers disappear, When daj's bright lord ascends his hemisphere, So pale grows... | |
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