Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying Rain-bows 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 ; As Argus The British poets, including translations - Page 264by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
| William Whewell - Science - 1837 - 516 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy, that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden cause, and... | |
| William Whewell - Science - 1837 - 1048 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprcst, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped 011 her head ; Philosophy, that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden cause, and... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes5 by Hermes* wand opprcst, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...fled*, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Ph i/o s-орЛу, that lean'd on Heaven before 5, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. But... | |
| George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 484 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her...goes out, and all is night See skulking truth to her own cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er her head ! Philosophy, that leaned on heaven before,... | |
| Scotland - 1845 - 824 pages
...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'd'o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is... | |
| England - 1845 - 812 pages
...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...all is night. See skulking Truth to her old cavern lied, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks... | |
| England - 1845 - 814 pages
...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...might, Art after Art goes out, and all is night. See sknlking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that... | |
| John Wilson - Criticism - 1846 - 360 pages
...strain, As Argus's eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain; Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach,...secret might, Art after Art goes out, and all is night. Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Shrinks to... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1846 - 320 pages
...sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, hy Hermes* wand oppreas'd, Closed one hy one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt approach,...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,... | |
| American periodicals - 1847 - 610 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...goes out, and all is night See skulking truth to her own cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er her head ! Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before,... | |
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