He fought his doubts and gather'd strength, He would not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them: thus he came at length To find a stronger faith his own; And Power was with him in the night, Which makes the darkness and... In Memoriam - Page 114by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1859 - 211 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1880 - 1028 pages
...make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind, And laid them : thus he came at length ' To find a stronger faith his own ; And Power was with him in the night, OF the same stock as the Taylors of Ongar, his father's mother being aunt to Ann and Jane and Isaac... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them: thus he came at length To find a stronger faith his own : And Power was with...alone. But in the darkness and the cloud, As over Sinai's peaks of old, While Israel made their gods of gold, Although the trumpet blew so loud. [From... | |
| 1876 - 516 pages
...mind And laid them : thus he gathered strength To find a stronger faith his own, And power was given him in the night, Which makes the darkness and the light, And dwells not in the light alone." Thus quiet came, a settled faith, the freedom of the truth, and sweet intercourse with Christ, which... | |
| 1897 - 986 pages
...reason blind, He faced the spectres of the mind, And laid them; thus, he came at length To find a firmer faith his own: And Power was with him in the night....and the light, a.nd dwells not in the light alone. Let me tell you briefly how he found that firmer faith. Tennyson possessed not only a most keen and... | |
| John Kitto - 1866 - 524 pages
...make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them : thus he came at length " To find a stronger Faith his own; And Power was with...alone, " But in the darkness and the cloud, As over Sinai's peaks of old, While Israel made their gods of gold, Although the trumpet blew SO loud." la... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...and gather'd strength, He would not make his judgement blind, He faced the spectres of the mind U2 To find a stronger faith his own ; And Power was with...alone, But in the darkness and the cloud, As over Sinai's peaks of old, While Israel made their gods of gold Altho' the trumpet blew so loud. 143 XCV.... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 422 pages
...make his judgement blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them : thus he came at length To find a stronger faith his own ; And Power was with...alone, But in the darkness and the cloud, As over Sinai's peaks of old, While Israel made their gods of gold Altho' the trumpet blew so loud. XCVI. MY... | |
| William Rathbone Greg - 1851 - 336 pages
...make his judgment blind ; He faced the spectres of the mind, And laid them : thus he came at length " To find a stronger faith his own; And Power was with...light alone, " But in the darkness and the cloud.' TENNYSON. "No inquirer can fix a direct and clear-sighted gate towards Truth, who is casting side glances... | |
| David Thomas - 1882 - 446 pages
...make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them : thus he came at length " To find a stronger faith his own; And Power was with...makes the darkness and the light And dwells not in the night alone." In the poem on "Despair," Tennyson's Atheist is a, poor unfortunate crazed Pessimist,... | |
| Sir Edward Strachey - 1854 - 174 pages
...not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid them : thus he came at length To find a stronger faith his own ; And Power was with...the light alone, But in the darkness and the cloud." F. I hear these vague generalities often enough from my neighbours, and have tried tc get a meaning... | |
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