 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 ページ
...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...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest,687 Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 ページ
...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...Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 580 ページ
...liefore 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...the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her felt approach, and secret might, Art... | |
 | Diarca Howe Allen - 1862 - 112 ページ
...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...truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden source, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 388 ページ
...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...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest,687 Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest... | |
 | 1865 - 226 ページ
...Before her, fancy's gilded elouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away ; Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash...the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Close one by one to everlasting rust ; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after... | |
 | Robert DEUCHAR - 1864 - 374 ページ
...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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 ページ
...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 the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | 1865 - 838 ページ
...Before her, Fancy's gilded clonds 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 the ethereal plain ; 4 As Argus' eye, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 ページ
...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...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... | |
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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 sickening... 
