 In its sublime research, philosophy May measure out the ocean deep, may count The sands or the sun's rays : but, God, for thee There is no weight nor measure ; none can mount Up to thy mysteries. Reason's brightest spark, Though kindled by thy light,...  Darton's Pictorial Pages - Seite 7Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1867 - 588 Seiten
...the ocean deep, may count The sand, or the sun's rays. But, God ! for Thee — There is no weight, no measure. None can mount Up to Thy mysteries. Reason's...And thought is lost ere thought can soar so high, E'en like past moments in Eternity. Thou, from primeval Nothingness didst call First chaos, then existence.... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 Seiten
...the ocean deep, may count The sands or the sun's rays ; .but, God ! for thee There is no weight nor measure ; none can mount Up to thy mysteries ; Reason's...counsels, infinite and dark ; And thought is lost ereEI thought can soar so high, Even like past moments in eternity. » 3. Thou from pri-me'val nothingness... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 Seiten
...ocean deep, — may count The sands or the sun's rays, — but God ! for thee There is no weight nor measure ; — none can mount Up to thy mysteries....And thought is lost ere thought can soar so high, — E'en like past moments in eternity. Thou from primeval nothingness didst call, First chaos, then... | |
 | 1876 - 734 Seiten
...There is no weight nor measure ; — none can mount Up to Thy mysteries. Keasoy's brightest spnrk, Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try To trace Thy counsels, intinito and dark; And thought is lost ere thought can soar so high — E'en like past moments in eternity.... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1877 - 398 Seiten
...he was led to a better. — BRIDGE. In its sublime research, philosophy May measure out the ocean's deep ; may count The sands, or the sun's rays. But,...thought is lost ere thought can soar so high, Even as past moments in eternity ! Narrow is the way which leadeih unto life, and few there be that find... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1877 - 276 Seiten
...out the ocean deep, may count The sands or the sun's rays : but, God, for thee There is no weight nor measure ; none can mount Up to thy mysteries. Reason's...moments in eternity. Thou from primeval nothingness didst call First chaos, then existence : Lord, on thee Eternity had its foundation ; all Sprung forth... | |
 | Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 Seiten
...ocean-deep — may count The sands or the sun's rays — but, God ! for Thee There is no weight nor memory been lost with innocence, We had not known...MEMORY. Joys of LET Fate do her worst, there arc didst call First chaos, then existence : Ix>rd ! on Thee Eternity had its foundation ; all Sprung forth... | |
 | 1877 - 786 Seiten
...the ocean deep — may count The sands or the sun's rays ; but God I for thee There is no weight nor measure ; none can mount Up to thy mysteries; Reason's...And thought is lost, ere thought can soar so high." We stand abashed at the mere idea of comparison ; we shrink from the bare use of the term. Reason would... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 618 Seiten
...thro There is no weight nor measure; — none con mount Up to thy mysteries. Reason's brightest gpnrk, Though kindled by thy light, in vain would try To trace thy counsels, inlinite and dark ; And thought is lost ere thought can soar so high, E'en like past moments in eternity.... | |
 | Isaac Newton Carleton - 1878 - 140 Seiten
...ocean-deep, — may count The sands or the sun's rays, — but God! for Thee There is no weight nor measure; none can mount Up to Thy mysteries; Reason's...soar so high, Even like past moments in eternity. OB Denhavln, Rueela, 1743-1816. 13. The Seasons. These, as they change, Almighty Father, these Are... | |
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