 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,...  Bell's Edition - 107. oldalszerző: John Bell - 1777Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 oldal
...fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here ; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to aflure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers difappear When day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere ; So pale grows reafon... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 oldal
...rolling fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to affure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers difappear When day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere; So pale grows reafon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 oldal
...fires difcover but the fky, Not light us here ; fo reafon's glimmering ray Was lent, not to afture our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as thofe nightly tapers difappear When day's bright lord afcends our hemifphere; So pale grows reafon-at... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 oldal
...glimmering ray 1 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, f But guide us upward to a better day. J And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright...hemisphere ; So pale grows Reason at Religion's sight; So dies, and so dissolves in supernatural light. Some few, whose lamp shone brighter, have been led... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 oldal
...Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray V Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward...hemisphere ; So pale grows reason at religion's sight, So dies, and so dissolves in supernatural light. Some few, whose lamp shone brighter, have been led... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 oldal
...Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; so reason's glimmering ray Y Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better day. 3. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 oldal
...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. 1 And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 oldal
...Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; so reason's glimmering ray V Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, > But guide us upward to a better day. X And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | 1809 - 402 oldal
...glimm'riug ray 1 Was lent not to assure our doubtful way, V But guide us upward to n better day. J And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright...hemisphere ; So pale grows reason at religion's sight ; So dies, and so dissolves in supcrnat'ral light. Some few, whose lamp shone brighter, have been led... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 oldal
...reason's glimm'nng rayn Mas lent not to assure our doubtful way, V But guide us upward to a belter day. j hto' Reason's wounds alone, si^ht ; So dies, and so dissolves in supernit'ral light. Snmet'ew.whoselampshonebrighttr.havcbeciilcd... | |
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