 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,...  Mechanics Magazine - Page 2051825Full 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, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...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, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...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. 1 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
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...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 those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | England - 1820 - 774 pages
...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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...high Those rolling fires diseover but the sky, Not light us herei 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 tapers disappear I When day's bright lord aseends our hemisphere; So pale grows... | |
 | 1820 - 784 pages
...high Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; so Reason's glimm'ring ray "Was knt 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 a ascends our hemisphere, So pale grow's... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...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 those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere ; So pale grows... | |
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