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" 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. "
The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and ...
by William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1856
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...A ray of heav'nly 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...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...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...A ray of heav'nly 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...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the siies nightly with...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...the vast and the minute ; The unambiguous footsteps of the God AVho gives its lustre to an inseft's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with heaven, she often holds 815 With those fair ministers of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with silent pomp, Sweet...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...of heavenly lig i't ..gilding all forms . Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; "" The unambiguous footsteps of the God, •"• ; Who gives its lustre...nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference. - Inquires whatstrains were they With which heaven rang, when every star, in haste • To gratulate the new-created...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...throne upon the rolling worlds. Much conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair mmisters of light to man, That fill the skies nightly with...conference. Inquires what strains were they With which Heav'n rang, when ev'ry star, in hast* To gratulate the new-created Earth, Sent forth a voice, and...
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An Essay on Light Reading: As it May be Supposed to Influence Moral Conduct ...

Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 236 pages
...instance, speaking of Deity, he says, with grandeur befitting the awful theme— " The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its lustre to an insect's...wing. And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds." \ » This great poet's love of freedom also inspires his verse with more than wonted energy; and, in...
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...A ray of heav'nly 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...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...
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Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...A ray of heav'nly light, gilding all forms sio The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives it's lustre to an 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...
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The Task: A Poem in Six Books

William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...A ray of heav'nly 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...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...
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Poems by William Cowper ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...to an iusect's wing, ' And wheels his throne npon the rolling worlds. Mnch conversant with Heav'n, she often holds With those fair ministers of light...skies nightly with silent pomp, Sweet conference. Inqnires what straius were they With which Heav'n rang, when ev'ry star, in haste To gratnlate the...
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