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Reason's glimmering ray / Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, / But guide us upward to a better day.
Reason's glimmering ray / Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, / But guide us upward to a better day.
Approximate author period: c. 1666 AD · renaissance
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- John Dryden
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- Approximate author period: c. 1666 AD · renaissance
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Dryden. · page_370
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