| John Wilson - 1846 - 360 páginas
...obeys the pow'r. She comes! she comes! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos Old! Before her fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drdps, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, As Argus's eyes, by Hermes'... | |
| 1847 - 610 páginas
...obeys the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...expires. As, one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Closed one... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 442 páginas
...the Pow'r. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, 635 The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest^ Clos'd... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 páginas
...obeys the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. k Dr. Gilbert, Archbishop of York. i This seems to be the reason why the poets, whenever they give... | |
| 1850 - 836 páginas
...! she comes 1 the sable throne behold. Of night primeval, and of citaos old ; Before her, Fancy'» gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows...expires. As one by one at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Closed one by... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 páginas
...she comes! &c.] Here the mute, Jko Jove's eagle, after a sudden sloop at ignoble game, Ilefore hor, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain his momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 páginas
...concludes:* •— "She comes, she comes! the sable throne behold! Of night primeval and of Chaos old; Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest; — Thus, at her fell approach... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 páginas
...the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, 635 The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd,10s... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 342 páginas
...with Chaos old. Lo! the great Anarch's ancient reign restor'd, Light dies before her uncreating word : As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; AB Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1856 - 362 páginas
...the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! «so Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt approach,... | |
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