 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
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1859 - 504 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus* eyes3 by Hermes' wand opprest, iai n nWmFm n = = 4, Mountains of cnsumtry hean'd o'er her head ! Philosophy^ that lean'd on Heaven beforeS, Shrinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...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...fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprcss'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; I . Tliu» at her Celt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night: Ml ( X* See skulking truth to her old cavern fled. Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 580 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 felt approach, and secret might, Art alter art goes out, and all is night. See skulking truth to her own cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry... | |
 | Diarca Howe Allen - Fourth of July celebrations - 1862 - 112 pages
...supremacy of barbarism began the long night of history. " As Argus eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, 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 source, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 388 pages
...eyes,' &o.] ' Et quamvis sopor est ocnlorum parte receptus, Parte tamen vigilat Vidit CyUenius omnes Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after...fled. Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 712 pages
...moi, de cet opéra célèbre, je n'emporte que le souvenir d'un charivari. Involontairement, j'ai 1. See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'erher head ! Philosophy that lean'd on Heav'n before. Shrinks to her second cause and is no more.... | |
 | Robert DEUCHAR - 1864 - 374 pages
...FAITH. " She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold, Of night primeval and of chaos old ! Now at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after...all is night. See, skulking truth to her old cavern led, Mountains of casuistry heap'd on her head, Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine, Nor... | |
 | 1865 - 226 pages
...the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Close one by one to everlasting rust ; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. A PICTURE'S USE. (ttead before the Society of Art Quibblers, April 15th.) THAT great Grecian, Perieles... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pages
...Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; — Thus, at her fell approach and secret might, Art after Art goes out, and all is night. See skulking Faith to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er her head ; Philosophy, that leaned... | |
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