TO THE RAINBOW. TRIUMPHAL arch, that fill'st the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach me what thou art — Still seem, as to my childhood's sight, A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and... The Practical Teacher - Page 481883Full view - About this book
| Thomas N. Brown - 1859 - 360 pages
...taught, in a sense more saddening than Campbell sung them, the truth of those well-known lines — " When science from creation's face Enchantment's veil...visions yield their place To cold material laws." Friends who knew the growing devotion of Mr. Miller to purely scientific studies, and who rejoiced... | |
| 1821 - 438 pages
...station given, For happy spirts to alight Betwixt the earth i«. J heaven. Can all that optics teacb unfold Thy form to please me so, As when I dreamt of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ; When Science from Creation's fact Enchantment's veil withdraws, What... | |
| 1821 - 770 pages
...philosophy To teach me what thou art— Still seem as to my childhood's sight A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven....form to please me so, As when I dreamt of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ? When Science from Creation's face Enchantment's veil withdraws, What... | |
| 1821 - 772 pages
...philosophy To teach me what thou art — Still seem as to my childhood's sight A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven....form to please me so, As when I dreamt of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow '. When Science from Creation's face Enchantment's veil withdraws, What... | |
| Theology - 1821 - 694 pages
...philosophy To teach me what thou art. Still seem as to my childhood's sight, A midway station given For happy spirits to alight, Betwixt the earth and heaven....form to please me so, As when I dreamt of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ? When science from creation's face Enchantment's veil withdraws, What... | |
| Hymns - 1821 - 408 pages
...teach unfold Thy form to please me so, As when I dream of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ? 4 When Science from creation's face Enchantment's veil...lovely visions yield their place To cold material laws ! 5 And yet, fair bow, no fabling dreams, But words of the Most High, Have told why first thy robe... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1821 - 766 pages
...Heaven. Can all thatoplicks teach unfold Thy form to please me so, As when I dream of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ? When Science from Creation's...Enchantment's veil withdraws. What lovely visions yield ilitir place To cold material laws! And 1821.] Select Poetry. 73 And yet fair bow, no fabling dreams.... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1823 - 400 pages
...philosophy To teach me what thou art — Still ieem as to my childhood's sight A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven....form to please me so, As when I dreamt of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ? When Science from Creation's face Enchantment's veil withdraws, What... | |
| Walter Scott - Europe - 1823 - 780 pages
...philosophy To teach me what thou art. Still seem as to my chilhood's sight, A midway station given, For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven....optics teach unfold Thy form to please me so, As when I dream of gems and gold Hid in thy radiant bow ? When science from creation's face Enchantment's veil... | |
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