 Dim as the borrowed 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,...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 190by John Dryden - 1900 - 559 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...ipsa neSat, content* docere. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers, Is reason to the soul : and as on high...sky, Not light us here ; so reason's glimmering ray 1 Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, L But guide us upward to a better day. I And as those nightly... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...be reasoned into truth. RELIGIO LAICI. Ornari res Ipsa iiegal, coutenla docere. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...sky, Not light us here; so reason's 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... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...strong, and generous thy design ; ;. And always to do well is only thine. J J'lio. CKEECH. RELIGIO LAICI. DIM as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely,...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...strong, and generous thy design ; > And always to do well is only thine. 3 THO. CREECH. RELIGIO LAICI. DIM as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely,...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...Thy reason's strong, and generous thy design ; > And always to do well is only thine. ) RELIGIO LAICL DIM as the borrowed beams of moon and stars To lonely,...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...cunlenla docerc. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering traveller^ Is reason to the soul : and as on high Those rolling...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth. RELIGIO LAICI. AN EPISTLE. DIM as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...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. And as those nightly... | |
 | England - 1820 - 774 pages
...as on liish 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. And as these nightly tapers disappear When day's bright Lord ascends our hemisphere, So pale grow's rea&on... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...lays Mr . Wnlter Scott. RELIGIO LAICI. Ornari rei Ipia nf gat, contents docerc. DIM as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...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. And as those nightly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...into passion, but to be reasoned into ll truth. К ELIGIÓ I.AICI. AX EPISTLE. DIM as the borrow'd beams of Moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering...on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, I Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide... | |
| |
