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" But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens... "
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 313
by Joseph Warton - 1806 - 8 pages
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...and a dread repofe: Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. Yet here for ever, ever muft I ftay ; Sad proof how well a lover can obey ! Death, only death, can...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...a dread repofe: Her gloomy prefeftce faddens all the fcene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. Yet here for ever, ever muft I ftay; • • Sad proof how well a lover can obey ! Death, only death,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Translations and imitations

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 250 pages
...a dread repofe : Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. 1 70 Yet here for ever, ever muft I ftay ; Sad proof how well a lover can obey ! Death, only death,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Translations and imitations

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 254 pages
...a dread repofe : Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades cv'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. 1 70 Yet here for ever, ever muft I flay ; Sad proof how well a lover can obey ! Death^ only death,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Translations and imitations

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 338 pages
...a dread repofe : Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. 170 Yet here for ever, ever muft I ftay ; Sad proof how well a lover can obey ! Death, only death,...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 268 pages
...a dread repofe : Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. i70 Yet here for ever, ever muft I ftay ; Sad proof how well a lover can obey! Death, only death, can...
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An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, Volume 1

Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 pages
...round her throws A death-like filence, and a dread repofe ; Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green* •.....breathes a browner horror on the woods. The figurative exprefiionS,ft&romr, and breathe^ and browner horror, are I verily believe the Itrongeft and boldeft...
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The muse in a moral humour: being a collection of tales, fables, pastorals ...

Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...a dread Repofe : Her gloomy Prefence faddens all the Scene, Shades ev'ry Flow'r, and darkens ev'ry Green, Deepens the Murmur of the falling Floods, And breathes a browner Horror on the Woods. Yet here for ever, ever muft I ftay ; Sad Proof how well a Lover can obey ! Death, only Death, can...
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Letters of Abelard and Heloise: To which is Prefix'd a Particular Account of ...

Peter Abelard - Abbesses, Christian - 1760 - 208 pages
...and a dread Repofe: Her gloomy Prefence faddens all the Scene, Shades ev'ry Flow'r, and darkens ev'ry Green, Deepens the Murmur of the falling Floods, And breathes a browner Horror on the Woods. Yet here for ever, ever mjuft I flay; Sad Proof how well a Lover can obey ! Death, only Death, can...
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Various Poems: The Wanderer, a Moral Poem, The Triumph of Mirth and Health ...

Richard Savage - 1761 - 226 pages
...a dread repofe : Her gloomy prefence faddens all the fcene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, ar,d darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. Yet here for ever, ever muft I flay ; Sad proof how well a lover can obey ! Death, only death, can...
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