A ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Poems - Page 144by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...the vaft and the minute, The unambiguous footfteps of the God Who gives its luftrc to an infe£t's twere as eafy For you, to laugh, and 'leap, and fay you are merry, , [Janus, Beca (he often holds With thole fair minifters of light to man, That fill the lk,ics nightly with filent... | |
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| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...stupid gaze Of ignorance, till then she overlook'd — A ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms 810 Terrestrial in the vast and the minute ; The unambiguous footsteps of the God AVho gives its lustre to an inseft's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...all things what, with stupid gaze Of ignorance, till then she overlooked, . A ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the...nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference. Inquires what strains were they With which heaven rang, when every star, in haste To gratulate the new-created... | |
| Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 236 pages
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| William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair mmisters of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference. Inquires what strains were they With which Heav'n rang, when ev'ry star, in hast* To gratulate the new-created... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...things, what, with stupid gaze Of ignorance, till then she overlook'd.... A ray of heav'nly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with... | |
| William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...all things, what with stupid gaze Of ignorance, till then she overlook'd — A ray of heav'nly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1869 - 636 pages
...world, Fair as it is, existed ere it was, he goes on to describe that mind tracing through all nature The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its...wing And wheels His throne upon the rolling worlds. He then proceeds to his well-known address to the starry heavens, also too well-known to need quotation,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...to an iusect's wing, ' And wheels his throne npon the rolling worlds. Mnch conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light...skies nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference. Inqnires what straius were they With which Heav'n rang, when ev'ry star, in haste To gratnlate the... | |
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