Date: 1712
"The clouded Images their March delay, / Till the rouz'd Soul, by a superiour Ray / Breaks thro' the Shade, and urges on the Day."
preview | full record— Cobb, Samuel (1675-1713); Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718); Quillet, Claudius (fl.1640-1656)
Date: 1718 [first published 1684-1694]
"I am indeed of Opinion, that the Ancients called Man 'Phos', that is 'Light', so that from the Affinity of their Natures, strong desires are bred in Mankind, of continually seeing and being seen to each other: Nay some Philosophers hold the Soul it self to be essentially LIGHT, which among other...
preview | full record— Plutarch (c. 46-120)
Date: 1725
As when clouds disperse and restore the day, so may a "sudden flash" rush on the soul
preview | full record— Pitt, Christopher (1699-1748)
Date: 1738, 1792
"But soon a beam, emissive from above, / Shed mental day, and touch'd the heart with love; / Gave jealous rage to know Divine Controul, / And ruled the tempest rising in the soul."
preview | full record— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)
Date: 1739
"Fill our whole Souls with heav'nly Light, / Melt with Seraphick Fire."
preview | full record— Wesley, John and Charles