| John Bell - 1777 - 644 páginas
...an unerring guide ? 6S Thy throne is darkness in th' abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forhids the sight, O teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, And search no farther than thyself revtal'd ; Eut her alone for my director take, 70 Whom thou hast promis'd never to forsake ! My thoughtless... | |
| 1801 - 416 páginas
...god how well dost thouprovide For erring judgments an unerring guide ? Thy throne is darkness in th' abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forbids the...thus conceal'd, And search no farther than thyself reveal 'd ; But her alone for my director take, 70 Whomthou hast promis'd nev«r to forsake ! My thoughtless... | |
| 1842 - 592 páginas
...And still more in Dryden, who expands the thought into a fine couplet, after his own fashion : — ' Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light — A blaze of glory which defies the sight.' The last two lines, in the passage from Milton, are taken from another source,... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 páginas
...reason hold the public scale ? Bnt, gracious God ! how well dost thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ? Thy throne is darkness in the'...teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, And search no further than thyself reveal'd ; But her alone for my director take Whom thou hast promis'd never to... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 páginas
...piece of reasoning at once able and candid. Indeed, Dryden himself, in his " Hind and Panther," hath given such a picture of his mind, that they who know...conceal'd, " And search no farther than thyself reveal'd; " But Her alone for my director take, f Whom thou hast promis'd never to forsake. " My thoughtless... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 páginas
...reasoning at once able and candid. Indeed, Dryden himself, in his " Hind and Panther," hath given 72 such a picture of his mind, that they who know the...conceal'd, " And search no farther than thyself reveal'd ; " But Her alone for my director take, " Whom thou hast'promis'd never to forsake. " My thoughtless... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 480 páginas
...private reason hold the public scale? But, gracious God, how well dost thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide! Thy throne is darkness in the abyss...forbids the sight. O teach me to believe thee, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed ; But her alone for my director take, Whom thou... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 páginas
...private reason hold the public scale ? But, gracious God, how well dost thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ! Thy throne is darkness in the...forbids the sight. O teach me to believe thee, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed ; But her alone for my director take, Whom thou... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 páginas
...private reason hold the public scale? Hut, gracious God, how well dost thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide! Thy throne is darkness in the abyss...glory that forbids the sight. O teach me to believe thce, thus concealed, And search no farther than thyself revealed; But her alone for my director take,... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 páginas
...reason hold the public scale ? But, gracious God ! how well dost thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ? Thy throne is darkness in the' abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forhids the sight. O teach me to believe thee thus conceal'd, And search no farther than thyself reveal'd... | |
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