 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...rain-bows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fin's, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one at dread Medea's strain, The sickening... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...the pow'r. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chans old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, 635 The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd... | |
 | England - 1845 - 808 pages
...Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her fancy's gilded clonds decay, And all its varying raiubows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires,...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 approach,... | |
 | John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton - Italian literature - 1818 - 396 pages
...obeys the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold, Of night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. Nor public flame nor private dares to shine, Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine. Lo ! thy... | |
 | John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton - Italian literature - 1818 - 396 pages
...obeys the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne hehold, Of night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. Nor public fame nor private dares to shine, Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine. Lo ! thy dread... | |
 | John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton - Fore-edge paintings - 1818 - 596 pages
...dreary interval, and a faint voice remind some future age, that Italy was once the land of poets. 326 Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. Nor public flame nor private dares to shine, Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine. Lo ! thy... | |
 | John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton - Italian literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...dreary interval, and a faint voice remind some future age, that Italy was once the land of poets. 326 Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, 'and in a flash expires. Nor public flame nor private dares to shine, Nor human .-park is left, nor glimpse divine. Lo ! thy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...Before her, faney's gilded elouds decay, And all its varying rainhows dip away. Wit shouts in vain his momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one hy one, at dread Medes's strain, The sickening stars fide oli'the ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes, hy... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...obeys the power. She comes! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade oft' the' etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6'7 Closed... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...obeys the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...expires, As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the' etherial plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 537 Closed... | |
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Night primeval and of Chaos old ! 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... 
