 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
 | Baptists - 1850
...reveals the presence of the Infinite. For, with equal fullness and facility, " He gives its beauty to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds." So intimately present is God in all the works of nature, that it is difficult at times to separate... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837
...things what, with stupid gaze . .•• Of ignorance, till then she oyedook'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... | |
 | Alexander Knox - 1837
...Terrestrial, in the vast and the minute, Th' unambiguous footsteps of a God, Who gives its lustre to th' insect's wing, And wheels his 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... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 320 pages
...all things what, with stupid gaze Of ignorance, till then she overlook'd, \ ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial, in the vast and the...conversant with Heaven, she often holds With those iair ministers of light to man, That nightly fill thc skies with silent pomp, Sweet conference! inquires... | |
 | Henry Fergus - Natural theology - 1838 - 252 pages
...in our language to invest Virtue in her native attractiveness, In the vast, and the minute, we see The unambiguous footsteps of the GOD Who gives its lustre to an INSECT'S wings, And wheels his throne upon the ROLLING WORLDS. — Task. To those engaged in the responsible... | |
 | Henry Fergus, Charles Henry Alden - Natural theology - 1838 - 252 pages
...in our language to invest Virtue in her native attractiveness, In the vast, and the minute, we see The unambiguous footsteps of the GOD Who gives its lustre to an INSECT'S wings, And wheels his throne upon the ROLLING WORLDS. — Task. To those engaged in the responsible... | |
 | Natural history - 1839
...observation, and to note it on my return home. It employs the mind whilst walking, and leads one to see " in the vast and the minute" — " The unambiguous...wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds." Should any one of them be worthy of notice in The Naturalist, pray accept them ; if not, you are at... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839
...ui all things, what with stupid gaze Of ignorance till then she overlook'd, A ray of heavenly light gilding all forms Terrestrial, in the vast and the...unambiguous footsteps of the God Who gives its lustre to an iuseet's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heaven, she often... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 288 pages
...heavenly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial, in the vast and the minute, Who gives its lustre to the insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling...the skies nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference One Spirit—His Who wore the platted thorns with bleeding brows, Robes universal nature. Not a flower... | |
 | Caroline Mehetabel Sawyer - Gift books - 1840
...day's glowing luminary, or the eternal stars which bestud night's sparkling diadem. For it traces, • In the vast and the minute, The unambiguous footsteps...wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds.' " " But tell me, gentle Rose," I continued, " art thou confident that thou art the production of mind,... | |
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