 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 Works of John Dryden,: Religio laici, or a Layman's Faith, an epistle ... - Page 37de John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
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...tp=a negat, o ntema dccere. 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 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... | |
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 | 1907 - 584 pages
...machines, and the Churches may well appeal to human hearts and feelings : Dim as the borrowed light of moon and stars To lonely weary wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul. . . . Still, ' dim " as it may have been, it helped the old pagan philosophers to grope forward towards... | |
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 | 1809 - 402 pages
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 | 1820 - 774 pages
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