Date: 1695
"He that made use of the candle of the Lord, so far as to find what was his duty, could not miss to find also the way to reconciliation and forgiveness, when he failed of his duty: though, if he used not his reason this way, if he put out or neglected this light, he might, perhaps see neither."
preview | full record— Locke, John (1632-1704)
Date: 1696
"'Twas heedless Fancy first, that made me stray, / But Reason now breaks forth, and lights me on my way."
preview | full record— Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)
Date: 1697
"What is it then that lights the Candle again, when it is put out?"
preview | full record— Burnet, Thomas (c.1635-1715)
Date: 1697
It is commendable for "a Man to attend to his own Thoughts and Conceptions, and the best Light he hath"
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Date: 1697
"But he Employ'd to set their Judgments right, / No Force but Reason's mild but powerful Light."
preview | full record— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Date: 1697
"Oh, let no groundless Prejudice oppose / The Light, that from so pure a Fountain flows. / May these kind Beams dispel the Clouds, and find / An unobstructed Passage to your Mind."
preview | full record— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Date: 1697
"Then climbs the Mind to the first glorious Cause, / And his bright Image by this Model draws. / Freedom of Choice, pure Intellectual Light, / Power Independent, Goodness Infinite, / To form the great Idea we unite."
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Date: 1699
Natural Conscience is a "Natural Light"
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Date: 1700
"The Lamp of Life burns dimly in my Breast, / Soon from its beating toil my weary Heart will rest."
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Date: 1702
"My Heart beats higher, and my nimble Spirits / Ride swiftly thro' their purple Channels round: / 'Tis the last blaze of Life: Nature revives / Like a dim, winking Lamp, that flashes brightly / With parting Light, and strait is dark for ever."
preview | full record— Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)