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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... "
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Ed. by the Rev. H. F. Cary - Page 464
by Alexander Pope - 1867 - 485 pages
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

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....
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

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...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections, Additions ...

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,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...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...Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the' etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

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,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...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...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...
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Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...fir' of wit, before they proceed to their »ork. / • As Argus' eyes, by Hertnos' wand opprnt, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt...secret might. Art after art goes out, and all is night : 64» See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of -casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philosophy,...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...sick'ning stars fade off th' sethereal plain ; 340 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 in her old cavern lye, 345 Secur'd by mountains of heap'd casuistry : Philosophy, that...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 58

England - 1845 - 808 pages
...Before her fancy's gilded clonds decay, And all its varying raiubows 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's eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 42

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...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...Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the' etherial plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 537 Closed one by one to everlasting rest;...
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