 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 - Page 184by Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 390 pages
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...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 ! IMITATIONS.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 394 pages
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...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 ! IMITATIONS.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade offth' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd s begun : sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heop'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pages
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her felt...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 412 pages
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her felt...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...are too good, tndeed, to he named in such company. As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Cloeed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach,...and secret might,. Art after art goes out, and all w night: See skulking truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade oft' the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed. 7 P. Not so fierce ; Find yon the virtue, and I'll End the verse. Bat random praise — the task 640 Sec skulking truth to her old cavern 6cd, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,... | |
 | 1831 - 790 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'dj Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...all is night : See skulking truth to her old cavern fled,t Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head I Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 320 pages
...sickening stars fade oIf the ethereal plain; ; As Argus' eyes, hy Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one hy one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt approach,...secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night : 640 See skulking truth to her uld cavern fled. Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head !. Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...sickening stars fade otf the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, hy Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one hy Alexander" Alexander Pope( 640 See skulking truth to her old cavern fled. Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,... | |
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