. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. 131. -Ps. cxix. lO; * The word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path _ -- —. Ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place.—2 Pet. i. 19. THE SURE GUIDE, Alone, bewildered, and in pensive mood, A traveller wanders through a pathless wood; Forward he goes, then back, then round and round ; And lists in vain to catch a friendly sound. Soon night oertakes him on her ebon car, Robed in thick darkness, without mo
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. 131. -Ps. cxix. lO; * The word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path _ -- —. Ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place.—2 Pet. i. 19. THE SURE GUIDE, Alone, bewildered, and in pensive mood, A traveller wanders through a pathless wood; Forward he goes, then back, then round and round ; And lists in vain to catch a friendly sound. Soon night oertakes him on her ebon car, Robed in thick darkness, without moon or star; No lonely light gleams through the misty air, And tremblingly he wanders in despair; At length he sinks, and now for once he prays. And lo I a compass close beside him lays ; A light he gets and holds it at its side, That he may well consult the faithful guide; 132 RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. Within his breast hope now exuhing springs, And painful doubt and fear away he flings; But now false guides advance across his track ; One strives with speeches fair to turn him back; Another bawls with bold and blustring shout: Here! through this p
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