 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 Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 360by Alexander Pope - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - Recitations - 1864 - 530 pages
...one by one, in dread Medea's train, Star after star fades off tlie ethereal plain, Tims at her fell approach and secret might Art after art goes out, and all is night. Philosophy, that leaned on heaven before, Sinks to her second cause, and is no more. Religion, blushing,... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1865 - 858 pages
...Argus' eye, 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... | |
 | 1865 - 838 pages
...Argus' eye, 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... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - Elocution - 1865 - 260 pages
...one by one, in dread Medea's train, Star after star fades off the ethereal plain, Thus at her fell approach and secret might Art after art goes out, and all is night. Philosophy, that leaned on heaven before, Sinks to her second cause, and 'is no more. Religion, blushing,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 500 pages
...ennuyeux ou choquant, le détail est admirable. 11 en est ainsi à la fin de tous le« 1. See skulking 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 his no more. Physic of metaphysic begs defence, And metaphysic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 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 felt approach,...might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy t that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; • Dr. Gilbert, Archbishop of York. Thus, at her felt approach, and 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,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1867 - 334 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... | |
 | Henry Allon - Christianity - 1847 - 586 pages
...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,...might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. See skulking truth to her own cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er her head ! Philosophy, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 pages
...strain 3, 635 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...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,... | |
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