 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,...  Memoirs of a West-India Planter - Page 10by John Riland - 1827 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...Those rolling fires discover hut the sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimm'ring ray J Was leut, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...wandering traveller^ 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,...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 - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...on high, 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. * And as those nightly tapers disappear, When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...on high, 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, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...on high, 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 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,...doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | England - 1820 - 774 pages
...wand'rni£ travellers Is reason to the soul ; and as on liish Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent...doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as these nightly tapers disappear When day's bright Lord ascends our hemisphere, So pale grow's... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 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,...doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...Is reason to the soul: and as on high Those rolling fires diseover but the sky, Not light us herei so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure...doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear I When day's bright lord aseends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not in Hesebon And as those nightly tnpcrs disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
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