 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
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 696 strani
...m' of casuistry héap'd o'er hér héad I Philosophy that lean'd on Heav'n before. Shrinks to hér second cause and is no more. Physic of metaphysic...defence, And metaphysic calls for aid on sense.... Religion blushing veils hér sacred fires, And unawares morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 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. Nor public flame, nor... | |
 | Robert DEUCHAR - 1864 - 374 strani
...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 - 838 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,... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1865 - 858 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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 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 t that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1847 - 586 strani
...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...goes out, and all is night. See skulking truth to her own cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped o'er her head ! Philosophy, that leaned on Heaven before,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 strani
...strain The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed, one by one, to everlasting rest ;— Thus,...before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares, Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 strani
...strain The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed, one by one, to everlasting rest ;— Thus,...before, Shrinks to her second cause and is no more. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And, unawares, Morality expires. Xor public flame, nor... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 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. Nor public flame, nor... | |
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