 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - Страниц: 332
...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 sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eye, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - Страниц: 336
...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 sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Clos'd one... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - Страниц: 306
...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 sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eye, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | 1855 - Страниц: 592
...stars fade off the ethereal plain, — As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Close One by one in everlasting rest, — Thus at her felt approach and...might, Art after art goes out, and all is night." The exact nature of the evil complained of may be denned in the following three propositions : —... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - Страниц: 362
...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 sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - Страниц: 512
...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 sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain; \s Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - Страниц: 428
...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...the ethereal plain, As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus, at her felt approach, and secret might, Art... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - Страниц: 622
...strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy, that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden cause, and... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - Страниц: 582
...strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprcst. Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her...Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of casuistry heaped on her head ; Philosophy, that reached the heavens before, Shrinks to her hidden cause, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - Страниц: 504
...liefore her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its pair, I shed a cuj'ions tide Of flowing tears, and thus with sighs replied : ' Fly"st thou, loved eyes3 by Hermes' wand opprest, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt approach, and... | |
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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... 
