 Night primaeval 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 sick'ning...  The Works of the English Poets: Pope - Էջ 263Samuel Johnson - 1779Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 էջ
...Mufe obeys the Pow'r. She comes ! fhe comes ! the fable Throne behold Of Night Primaeval, and of Chaoi old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay,...vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flafh expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's ftrain, 635 The fick'ning ftars fade offth' ethereal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 էջ
...vain, in vain, — the all-compoiing Hour Refiftlefs falls : The Miife obeys the Pow'r. She comes ! fhe comes ! the fable Throne behold Of Night Primaeval,...clouds decay, And all its varying Rain-bows die away. REMARKS. VER. 624.*T7.?# Venal quiet, end &c.] It were a Problem worthy the folution of that profound... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 248 էջ
...Mufe obeys the Pow'r. She comes ! fhe comes ! the fable Throne behold Of Night Primaeval, and of Cbaas old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay,...vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flafh expires. REMARKS. worthy the folution of that profound Scholiafr, Mr. Upton liimfelf (and perhaps... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 246 էջ
...faUs : the Mufe obeys the Pow'r. She comes ! fhe comes ! the fable Throne behold Of Night Primzval, and of Chaos old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's gilded...vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flafh expires. REMARKS. worthy the fotation of that profound Scholiaft, Mr. Upton himfelf (and perhaps... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 էջ
...the colours ot Fancy, and damp the fire of Wit, before they proceed to their greater work. , . V7. Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its...vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in aflafh expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's ftrain, 635 The fick'ning ftars fade off th' ethereal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 388 էջ
...aut quot humi moricntia corpora fundis?" Virg. She comes! me comes! the fable Throne behold Of Nipbt Primaeval, and of Chaos old ! 630 Before her, Fancy's...decay, And all its varying Rain-bows die away. Wit moots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flam expires. As one by one, at dread... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1764 - 350 էջ
...the all-compofing Hour Refiftlefs falls : The Mule obeys the Pow'r. She comes ! fhe comes ! the Table Throne behold Of Night Primaeval, and of Chaos old...vain its momentary fires, The Meteor drops, and in a flafh expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's ftrain 635 The (ick'ning ftars fade offth' ethereal... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 էջ
...fhe comes ! the fable Throne " behold " Of Night primaeval, and of Chaos old ! " Before her, Fancy1 & gilded clouds decay, " And all its varying Rain-bows...its momentary fires, *' The meteor drops, and in a flafh expires. " As one by one, at dread Medea's ftrain, " The fick'ning flars fade off th' ethereal... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 էջ
...• " She comes ! fhe comes ! the fable Throne " behold " Of Night primaeval, and of Chaos old ! .*' Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, " And all its varying Rain-bows die away. *' Wit (hoots in vain its momentary fires, " The meteor drops, and in a flafh expires. " As one by one, at... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 212 էջ
...fable Throne behold Of Night Primaeval, and of Gnaas old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decayr, And all its varying Rain-bows die away. Wit fhoots...vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flafh expires-. As one by one, at dread Medea's ftrain, The fick'ning ftars fade off th'ethereal plain;... | |
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