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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 Autumn Near the Rhine; Or Sketches of Courts, Society, Scenery, & C. in ... - Page 226
by Charles Edward Dodd - 1818 - 324 pages
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pages
...death-like filence, 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 broivner horror on the " woods." It is candidly and juftly obferved by the eflayift. fo often mentioned,...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...caves, Long-sounding isles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws i65 A death-like silence, and a dread repose; Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flon-'r, and darkens ev'ry green,. Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner...
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Letters of Abelard and Heloise. To which is prefix'd, A particular account ...

Petrus Abaelardus - 1782 - 162 pages
...like filence, and a dread repofe : Her gloomy prefence laddens 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 Hay ; Sad proof how well a lover...
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The Monthly magazine, Volume 52

Monthly literary register - 1821 - 678 pages
...But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long sounding aisles, aud intermingled, graves, Black Black melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like...Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green, Deepens the murmurs of the falling floods, And breathes a browner...
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Letters of Adelaide de Sancerre: To Count de Nance ...

Marie Jeanne de Heurles Laboras de Mezières Riccoboni - 1801 - 182 pages
...wearinefs which is the' moft infupportable evil of life. I am difpoied to fay with POPE'S Eloifa, " Here Melancholy sits, and round her throws " A death-like...Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, " Shades every Jiiwer, qnd darkens ev'ry green ; " Deepens the murmurs of the falling Jlozds, " And breathes...
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The Port Folio

1814 - 640 pages
...youthful leaves, sure harbinger of spring: on a dark slab behind are inscribed these lines from Pope: Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose. Sir James led me to a seat, and taking both my hands within his, spoke to me thus: " I am born rich,...
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The Port Folio

1814 - 652 pages
...leaves, sure harbinger of spring: on a dart slab behind are inscribed these lines from Pope: Block Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose. Sir James led me to a seat, and taking both my hands within his, spoke to me thus: " I ain born rich,...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures ..., Volume 18

1804 - 452 pages
...the earth gives sign of gratulation. But when black Melancholy sits within our souls, " She round us throws A deathlike silence, and a dread repose; Her...green; Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathgs a browner horror o'er the woods." SPORTING. IT baa been the fashion lately to say so much...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...caves, Long-sounding isles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws 165 A death-like silence and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens 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...
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The Poems of Ossian: &c, Volume 2

James Macpherson - 1805 - 654 pages
...beam ! But o'er the twilight groves, and dusky caves, Long sounding isles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like...Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every Bonier, and darkens every green. " When it lifts the head of jlowers — softly pleasing, as...
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