 | England - 1845 - 808 pages
...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...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap \ I o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second canse, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...Thos at her felt appruach, and seeret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night: • C4fl Sp* skulking truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! Philusophy, that lean'd on Heaven hefore, Shrinks to her second cause, antl is no more. l'hysir of... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6'7 Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after...fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! IMITATIONS. 621 Relate tcho first, who last, resign'd to rest : Whose heads she partly, whose completely... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 294 pages
...etherial plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 537 Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after...fled, Mountains of casuistry heap'd o'er her head ! IMITATIONS. 521 Relate who first, who last, resign d to rest : Whose heads she partly, whose completely... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 390 pages
...th' ethereal 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 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 - English poetry - 1824 - 1064 pages
...offth' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; ears. Poor man!— how happy once in thy first state! When yet but warm from thy great Mak sculking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heop'd o'er her head ! Philosophy, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pages
...th' ethereal 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 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 - English literature - 1824 - 412 pages
...th' ethereal 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 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 - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...inquiries, we were brought back again, by this ingenious expedient, to an unsatisfactory second caute: " Philosophy, that lean'd on Heaven before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more." For it might still, by the same kind of objection, be asked, what was the cause of that elasticity... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Fore-edge painting - 1825 - 346 pages
...extremes,) her sable flag displayed ; And all the nations covered in her shade !" Dunciad, book iii. 61. " Thus, at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night." Like old Sesostris with barbaric pride; * * * a team of harnessed monarchs bend. Ver. 37. Like old... | |
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