 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 - Strona 184autor: Alexander Pope - 1890 - Liczba stron: 550Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - Liczba stron: 182
...strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her...secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. Essay on Man (1733), the noblest of his works, the mott influential, and the surest gurantee of his... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - Liczba stron: 642
...strain, The sick'ning 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...and secret might, Art after Art goes out, and all is nigh^., See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1880 - Liczba stron: 240
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand oppress' d Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all js night. See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er her head !... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - Liczba stron: 1000
...Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eye, hy Hermes' wand opprest, sovereign Maker said, That not in humble nor in brief...soul should lind enjoyment ; but from these Taming ou sense! See mystery to mathematics fly ! In vain! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die. Religion,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - Liczba stron: 732
...oppress'd, Closed, one by one, to everlasting res.t ; Thus, at her fell approach and secret might, Arc after Art goes out, and all is night. See skulking...before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares, Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - Liczba stron: 626
...strain, The sick'ning 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...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1881 - Liczba stron: 632
...strain, The sick'ning 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,...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head I Philosophy, that lean'd on heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - Liczba stron: 878
...strain The sick'ning stars fade off the etliereal plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed, one by one, to everlasting rest ; — Thus,...felt approach and secret might. Art after Art goes ou|. nlu' a" 's night. See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1882 - Liczba stron: 874
...strain The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed, one by one, to everlasting rest ; — Thus,...before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares, Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor... | |
 | 1882 - Liczba stron: 800
...! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Thus, at her fell approach, and secret might, Art after Art goes out,...and is no more : Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, Anil Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematics fly ! In vain '. they gaze, turn... | |
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