In vain! They gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires," And unawares Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restored... On Right and Wrong - Page 58by William Samuel Lilly - 1890 - 284 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 212 pages
...Mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and dia Religion blulhing veils her faered fires, And unawares Morality expires. Nor public Flame, nor private, dares to fhinej Nor human Spark is left, nor Glimpic divine! Lo !" thy dread empire, Chaos ! is reftor'd, Light... | |
| 1796 - 500 pages
...giddy, rave, and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 65a Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse Divine ! £o ! thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restor'd ; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 184 pages
...giddy, rave, and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 650 Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos, is restor'd ; Light dies before thy uncreating 'word : Thy hand, great... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...giddy, rave, and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 6Jo Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! La! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restor'd; Light dies hefore thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...giddy, rave, and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires.. 65fl Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse Divine ! Io ! tby dread empire, Chaos! isrestor'd; Light dies before tby uncreattng word : Thy hand, great... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...See mystery to mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires....shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! isrestor'd; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...giddy, rave, and die, Religion blushing veils her sacred fire*, And unawares Morality expires. 630 Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine: Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! l/>! thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restor'd Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...giddy, rave, and die. Religion blushing veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. 650 Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! Lo ! thy dread empire, CHAUS ! is restor'd ; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
| 1845 - 808 pages
...Mystery to Mathematies fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die. ' Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires....shine ; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse Divine ; Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restor'd ; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
| John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton - 1818 - 600 pages
...once the land of poets. • Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. Nor public flame nor private dares to shine, Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine. Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restored, Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great... | |
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