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 - Page 184by Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 lehteFull view - About this book
| 1796 - 500 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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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