Page:The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, Volume 18.djvu/409



RUTH is eternal, and the Son of Heav'n, Bright effluence of th' immortal ray, Chief cherub, and chief lamp of that high sacred Seven, Which guard the throne by night, and are its light by day: First of God's darling attributes, Thou daily seest Him face to face, Nor does thy essence fix'd depend on giddy circumstance Of time or place, Two foolish guides in ev'ry sublunary dance: How shall we find Thee then in dark disputes? How