 Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying Rain-bows 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 ; As Argus  The British poets, including translations - Page 264by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus's 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 sculfcing Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! IMITATIONS.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...635 Ttf^ick'ning stars fade oif the ethereal plain; As Argus's eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...approach, and secret might, Art after Art goes out, and al 1 is night. 640 See sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 184 pages
...635 The sick'ning stars fade off the 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 - 1807 - 474 pages
...The sickening stars fade off the' etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. See sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, .Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...686 The sickening 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 approach,...secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. C4O See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...sickening stars fade off the" ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6" Olos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes ont, and all is night. See sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...ether'al plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Tims at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night : fiW See sknlking truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her headf Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...strain, The sickening stars fade off th' etherial plain : As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art poea out, and all is ni-_'ht. See sculking Truth in her old cavern lie, Secur'd by mountains of heap'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...plain: As Argus' eyts, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her t'clt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is nu'ht See sculking Truth in her old cavern lie, Secur'd by mountains of hcap'd casuistry : Philosophy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
....ffineid.vii, " Et meministis enim, Diva:, et memorare polestis : Ad nos vis tenuis famz perlabitur. aura." Thus at her felt approach, and 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,... | |
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