 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 stars fade off the ethereal plain;...  Punch - Página 681858Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 páginas
...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 stars fade off the' etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 páginas
...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...fade off the" ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6" Olos'd one by one to everlasting rest; Thus at her felt approach, and secret... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 páginas
...rain-bows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary Cn-s, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; REMARKS. Vcr. 615 — 618. These verses were written many years ngo, and may be... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 294 páginas
...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 stars fade off the' etherial plain; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 537 Closed one by one to everlasting rest;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 páginas
...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 stars fade oft' the' etherial plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd, 6'7 Closed one by one to everlasting... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. n's back ; Around her waist a circling eel was twin'd, Which bo offth' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 páginas
...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 stars fade offth" ethereal plain; REMARKS. Ver. 620. Wits Наve short memories,] This seems to be tbe reason... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 páginas
...rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain his momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. e Hermes' wand oppress'd, Closed one by one to everlasting rest ; Thus at her felt approach, and secret... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 228 páginas
...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, The sickening...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, and secret... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 234 páginas
...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 stars fade off th'etherial plain As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ;... | |
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