 Full often too Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature, overlooks her Author more ; From instrumental causes proud to draw Conclusions retrograde, and mad mistake. But if His Word once teach us, shoot a ray,  The History of Cottingham ... - Page 70by Charles Overton - 1861 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...that rules them j fuch-a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth And dark in things divine. Full often too Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature, overlooks her author more, From inftnimental caufes proud to draw Conclufions retrograde and mad miftake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...rules them ; fuch a veil Hangs over mortal eyec, blind from the birth,. And dark in things divine. Full often too Our wayward intellect, the more we learn . Of nature, overlooks her author more, From inftrumental caufes proud to draw Conclufions retrograde, and mad miftake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...that rules them ; fuch a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often too Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature, overlooks her author more, From inftrumental caufes proud to draw Conclufions retrograde, and mad miftake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...that rules them; fuch a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature, overlooks her author more; From inftrumental caufes proud to draw Conclufions retrograde, and mad miftake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - Hymns, English - 1800 - 404 pages
...that rules them; fuch a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature, overlooks her author more; From inftrumeiital caules proud to draw Conclu lions retrograde, and mad miftake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...that rules them ; fuch a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, Our wayward intellect, the more we...learn Of nature, overlooks her author more ; From inftrumental caufes proud to draw Conclusions retrograde, and mad miftake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...that rules them; fuch a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature, overlooks her author more; From inftrumental caufes proud to draw Conclufions retrograde, and mad miflake. But if his word once teach... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 284 pages
...that rules them ; such a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, Our wayward intellect, the more we...author more ; From instrumental causes proud to draw '°ndusions retrograde, and mud mistake* " u t if his word once teach us, shoot a ray through all the... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...a veil Hangs over mortal eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, 1 Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature,...mistake. But if his word once teach us, shoot a ray Through all the heart's dark chambers, and reveal Truths undiscern'd but by that holy light, Then all... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...a veil Hangs over rncml eyes, blind from the birth, And dark in things divine. Full often, too, 235 Our wayward intellect, the more we learn Of nature,...overlooks her author more ; From instrumental causes, prrud to draw Conclusions retrograde, and mad mistake. But, if his word once teach us, shoot a ray... | |
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