The moon-struck prophet felt the madding hour : Then rose the seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot out order, and extinguish light, Of dull and venal a new world to mould, And bring Saturnian days of lead and gold. The Works of the English Poets: Pope - Page 212by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...Subftance. Sick was the Sun, the Owl forfook his bow'r, The moon-ftruck Prophet felt the madding hour : Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot...extinguifh Light, Of dull and venal a new World to mold, 1 5 And bring Saturnian days of Lead and Gold. NOTES. VER. II, 12. Sickwastbt San, — The moon-flruck... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...before the face of Dulnefs. Very appofitc likewifc 13 it to make this Edipfe, which is occafioned by Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot...extinguifh Light, Of dull and venal a new World to mold, 1 5 And bring Saturnian days of Lead and Gold. She mounts the Throne : her head a Cloud conceal'd,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 248 pages
...Sun, — The moon-flruck Prafhet J 1 be I'oct introduceth this (as all great events are fuppofed by Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot...extinguifh Light, Of dull and venal a new World to mold, 1 5 And bring Saturnism days of Lead and Gold. She mounts the Throne : her head a Cloud conceal'd,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 246 pages
...Sunt — 1bc metm-Jh.ucb tnphet\ The Poet imroduceth this (as all great events arefuppofed by flien rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot out...her head a Cloud conceal'd, In broad Effulgence all be'ovv reveal'd, REMARKS. fage Hiftorians to be preceded) by an Ecliffc of lie San ; but with a peculiar... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...(ubftance, P, ^ Sick was the Sun, the Owl forfook his bow'r, The moon-ftruck Prophet felt the madding hour: Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot...extinguifh Light, Of dull and venal a new World to mold, I ^ And bring Saturnian days of Lead and Gold. REMARKS. VER. it, 12. S!ci was the Sun, — Tke mtton-Jlruck... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1764 - 350 pages
...Bay ; lo Sick was the Sun, the Owl forfook his bow'r, The moon-ftruck Prophet felt the madding hour : Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot out Order, and extinguifti Light; REMARKS. For fiire, in fpite of his unufual modefty, he (hall not travel li faft... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...was the Sun, the Owl forfook his bovv'r, The moon-ftruck Prophet f felt the madding hour : Then role the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot out Order {, and extinguiih Light, Of dull and venal || a new World to mold §, And bring Saturnian days of Lead aad... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...Sick. N Sick was the Sun, the Owl forfook his bow'r, The moon-ftruck Prophet felt the madding hour : Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot...extinguifh Light, Of dull and venal a new World to mold, And bring Saturnian days of Lead and Gold. She mounts the Throne ; her head a cloud conceal'd, In broad... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1787 - 340 pages
...Bay; 10 Sick was the Sun, the Owl forfook his bow'r, The moon-ftruck Prophet felt the madding hour: Then rofe the Seed of Chaos, and of Night, To blot...extinguifh Light, Of dull and venal a new World to mold, ij And bring Saturnian days of Lead and Gold. KIMARK 8.the other in utter darknefs. But it becometh... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...Chaos, and of Night, To blot out order, and extinguish light, Of dull and venal a new world to mould, 15 And bring Saturnian days of lead and gold. She mounts the throne : her head a cloud couceal'd, In broad effulgence all below reveal'd, ('Tis thus aspiring Dulness ever shines) Soft on... | |
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