"Nay, the Light of Reason, which we so much boast of, what is it but a Dark-Lanthorn, which just serves to keep us from running our Nose against a Post, perhaps; but is no more able to lead us out of the dark Mists of Error and Ignorance, in which we  are lost, than an Ignis fatuus would be to conduct us out of this Wood?"
The King and the Miller of Mansfield. A Dramatick Tale
First performed Jan 29, 1737. 11 entries in the ESTC (1737, 1738, 1747, 1750, 1753, 1775).<br>
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<u>The King and the Miller of Mansfield. A Dramatick Tale. By R. Dodsley.</u> (London: Printed for the Author and sold by T. Cooper, 1737). &lt;<a href="http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007657870">Link to Hathi Trust</a>&gt;