And this I know; whether the one True Light
Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite,
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And this I know; whether the one True Light
Kindle to Love, or Wrath consume me quite,
One flash of it within the Tavern caught
Better than in the temple lost outright.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

With thy long levell'd rule of streaming light.

With thy long levell'd rule of streaming light.

Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that
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Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that
intense light will not make it beautiful.

The prayer of Ajax was for light;
Through all that dark and desperate fight,
The blackness of read more

The prayer of Ajax was for light;
Through all that dark and desperate fight,
The blackness of that noonday night.

I will light in your heart the lamp of understanding, which shall
not be put out until what you read more

I will light in your heart the lamp of understanding, which shall
not be put out until what you about to write is finished.

Misled by Fancy's meteor-ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray,
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Misled by Fancy's meteor-ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray,
Was light from Heaven.

Moonlight is sculpture.

Moonlight is sculpture.

In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to read more

In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to fix his course.
[It., Fra l' ombre un lampo solo
Basta al nocchier fugace
Che gia ritrova il polo,
Gia riconosce il mar.]