 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 - Seite 184von Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Hurrell Mallock - 1879 - 360 Seiten
...strain, The tokening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd Clot'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 liead. Philosophy, that lean' A on heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and... | |
 | William Hurrell Mallock - 1879 - 360 Seiten
...Hermes' wand oppress"d Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her felt approach and seeret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. See...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... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1880 - 238 Seiten
...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...of casuistry heaped o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence,... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 636 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - 182 Seiten
...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 - 642 Seiten
...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 - 240 Seiten
...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 - 1000 Seiten
...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 - 732 Seiten
...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 - 626 Seiten
...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... | |
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