 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. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Seite 374von Alexander Pope - 1807 - 408 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert DEUCHAR - 1864 - 374 Seiten
...like the same sun, most glorious in the west. THE CHURCH IN DARKNESS ; OR, THE ECLIPSE OF FAITH. " She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold, Of night primeval and of chaos old ! Now at her felt approach, and secret might, Art after art goes out, and all is night. See, skulking... | |
 | 1865 - 838 Seiten
...1 the snble throne behold 1 Of night primeval and of Chaos old ; Before her, Fancy's gilded clonds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away , Wit...expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off the ethereal plain ; 4 As Argus' eye, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1865 - 858 Seiten
...beautiful lines with which the Dunciad concludes ? " She conies, she conies ! the sable throne behold 1 Of night primeval and of Chaos old ; Before her, Fancy's...rainbows die away , Wit shoots in vain its momentary tires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. Aa one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 Seiten
...poet's verse ever mounted higher than that wonderful flight with which the "Dunciad" concludes:* — " She comes, she comes! the sable throne behold! Of...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 - 1867 - 520 Seiten
...Before her, Fancy 's gilded clouds- decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit. shoots in vain &s momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...! * * * * » In vain, in vain ! The all-composing hour Eesistless falls ; the Muse obeys 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 varying rainbows die away : Wit shoots in... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1847 - 586 Seiten
...Dunciad : — ' In vain, in vain ! the all-composing hour Resistless falls! the muse obeys the power. She comes! she comes! the sable throne behold Of Night...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppressed, Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 Seiten
...verse ever mounted higher than that wonderful flight with which the " Dunciad " concludes : — * " She comes, she comes ! the sable throne behold Of...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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 Seiten
...poet's verse ever mounted higher than that wonderful flight with which the "Dunciad" concludes : — * " She comes, she comes ! the sable throne behold Of...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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 Seiten
...poet's verse ever mounted higher than that wonderful flight with which the "Dunciad" concludes :— * " She comes, she comes ! the sable throne behold Of...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... | |
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