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 fade off th' ethereal plain;... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Stran 184avtor: Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 strani
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd,10s Closed 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,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 strani
...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...before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. No public flame, nor private,... | |
| 1855 - 592 strani
...stars fade off the ethereal plain, — As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Close One by one in everlasting rest, — Thus at her felt approach and...might, Art after art goes out, and all is night." The exact nature of the evil complained of may be denned in the following three propositions : —... | |
| William Whewell - 1858 - 580 strani
...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...her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy, that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden cause, and is no more.... | |
| William Whewell - 1858 - 622 strani
...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...her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy, that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden cause, and is no more.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 strani
...eyes,' &o.] 'Et quamvis sopor est ocnlorum parte receptus, Parto tamen vigilat — Vidit Cyllenius omnes Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 strani
...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...Truth, to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is... | |
| Diarca Howe Allen - 1862 - 112 strani
...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...her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden source, and is no more."... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1863 - 388 strani
...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...Truth to her old cavern fled. Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 698 strani
...her old cavern fled, Mountalns of casuistry heap'd o'er her head 1 Philosophy that lean'd on Heav'n before. Shrinks to her second cause and is no more....defence, And metaphysic calls for aid on sense.... Religion blushing veils her sacred fires, And unawares morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private... | |
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