 Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain;...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Pagina 184di Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1796 - 500 pagine
...The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus's eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...secret might, Art after Art goes out, and all is night. 640 See sculfcing Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! IMITATIONS.... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pagine
...635 Ttf^ick'ning stars fade oif the ethereal plain; As Argus's eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...approach, and secret might, Art after Art goes out, and al 1 is night. 640 See sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 184 pagine
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. 640 See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pagine
...686 The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach,...secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. C4O See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pagine
...sickening stars fade off the" ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6" Olos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes ont, and all is night. See sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pagine
...fir' of wit, before they proceed to their »ork. / • As Argus' eyes, by Hertnos' wand opprnt, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...secret might. Art after art goes out, and all is night : 64» See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of -casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pagine
...sick'ning stars fade off th' sethereal plain ; 340 As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. See sculking Truth in her old cavern lye, 345 Secur'd by mountains of heap'd casuistry : Philosophy, that... | |
 | 1845 - 808 pagine
...The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus's eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap \ I o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second canse, and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 294 pagine
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the' etherial plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 537 Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! IMITATIONS. 521 Relate who first, who last, resign d to rest : Whose heads she... | |
 | 1822 - 290 pagine
...The sickening stars fade oft' the' etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6'7 Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! IMITATIONS. 621 Relate tcho first, who last, resign'd to rest : Whose heads... | |
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