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 Lo, thy... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 432by Alexander Pope - 1860 - 576 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 196 pages
...Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, 643 And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematics...veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 650 Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 184 pages
...second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, 645 Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! Mystery to Mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze,...veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 650 Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Pbysic of Metapbysic begs defence, 645 And Metapbysic calls for aid on Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematics...her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires.. 65fl Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse Divine ! Io... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of metapbysic begs defence, And metaphysic calls for aid on sense ! See mystery to mathematics...veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. If or public flame, nor private, dares to shine ; 3icr human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Xo... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...second cause, and is no more. Physic of metuphysic begs defence, And metaphysic calls for aid on seme ! See mystery to mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze,...nor glimpse divine ! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! isrestor'd; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great Anarch ! lets the curtain fall... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...cause, and if no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! Sec Mystery to Mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze,...rave, and die, Religion blushing veils her sacred fire», And unawares Morality expires. 65* Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine : Nor human... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...to her hidden cause, and is no more : See Phy»ic beg the Stagyrite's defence ! See Metaphysic call for aid on sense ! See Mystery to mathematics fly ; In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die. Thy hand, great Dulness ! lets the curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all." ' Enough ! enough... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, 645 And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematics...veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 650 Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo... | |
| England - 1845 - 808 pages
...Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematies fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die....glimpse Divine ; Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restor'd ; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great Anarch ! lets the curtain fall ;... | |
| John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton - Fore-edge paintings - 1818 - 596 pages
...once the land of poets. 326 Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. Nor public flame nor private dares to shine,...thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great Anarch ! lets the curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all."' Stanza CLXXIII. Lo, Nemi ! navelled in the woody... | |
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