 Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematics fly! In vain, they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine...  The poetical works of Alexander Pope. Revised and arranged expressly for the ... - Page 314by Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...continued.] Xor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos, is restor'd ; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand,...curtain fall ; And universal darkness buries all. Book iv. Line 649. ELOISA TO ABELARD. Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pages
...o'er her head ; Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares,...curtain' fall, And universal darkness buries all." f * "He (Johnson) repeated to us, in his forcible melodious manner, the concluding lines of the ' Dunciad.'... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...and penalties of idleness. Book iv. Line 342. E'en Palinurus nodded at the helm. Booh iv. Line 6,4. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares...curtain fall ; And universal darkness buries all. Book iv. Line 6.19. ELOISA TO ABELARD. Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banished... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1869 - 414 pages
...o'er her head ; Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares,...curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all." f * " He (Johnson) repeated to us, in his forcible melodious manner, the concluding lines of the '... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1869 - 410 pages
...o'er her head ; Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares,...curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all." f * "He (Johnson) repeated to us, in his forcible melodious manner, the concluding lines of the ' Dunciad.'... | |
 | Gilbert Haven - History - 1869 - 680 pages
...very law which they so idolatrously worship. So comes Pandemonium, no law, but Chaos and old Night. " Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor...curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all." Verily as we have sown, so do we reap this day. Saul is consenting to the martyr of this first-born... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1869 - 414 pages
...cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares, Morality expires. Xor public flame, nor private, dares to shine, Nor human...curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all." f * "He (Johnson) repeated to us, in his forcible melodious manner, the con. eluding lines of the '... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 512 pages
...expires. "SoT: public flame, nor private, dares to shine: Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine I Lo ! thy dread empire, CHAOS ! is restored ; Light...the curtain fall; And universal darkness buries all. APPENDIX. i. PKEFACE. PREFIXED TO THE T1VZ FIRST IMPERFECT EDITIONS OF THE DUNCIADs IS TIIEEE BOOKS,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1869 - 512 pages
...Sense! See Mysiery to Mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die. Reli,/ion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality...shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine '. Lp ! thy dread empire, CHAOS ! is restored : Light dies before thy uncreating word: Thy hand, great... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 pages
...Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, 645 And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense! See Mystery to Mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die....veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 650 For public Flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human Spark is left, nor Glimpse divine! Lo!... | |
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