 Phoebus replied, and touched my trembling ears ; ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of all-judging...  The English Poets: Ben Jonson to Dryden - Page 324edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...blind Fuiy with the abhorred shears-, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phffibus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is...spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all judging Jove; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...thin-spun life. " But not the praise,*" Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears j " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering...spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all judging Jove; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is...world, nor in broad rumour lies : But lives and spreads aji&fcjt'th'ose pure eyes, And perfect witness of affjudging .love ; 8] As he pronounces lastly on... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...Fury with the abhorred shears, Audslitsthe thin-spun life. "But not the praise — (Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears ;) " Fame is no plant...mortal soil, " Nor in the glistering foil " Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, " But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, " And perfect... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th1 world, nor in broad rumour lies ; 80 But Kves and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect...pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heav'n expect thy meed.1* O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding Mincius,... | |
 | 1860 - 796 pages
...must not omit the answer, and a noble one it is — ' But not the praise, Pho3bus replied, and touched my trembling ears ; Fame is no plant that grows on...deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.'" "But don't you see," I replied, " that there is an ambiguity in this : for Milton, though he uses the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...Fury with the' abhorred shears, /' ^ (., And slits the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise,' Phcebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; 'Fame is...foil, Set off to' the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; f But li ves and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove - cAs... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phcobus nor staid, But with swift wheel reverse, deep entering,...his right side : then Satan first knew pain, And w of)' to tin- world, nor in brond rumour lies : But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And... | |
 | 1835 - 564 pages
...we shall be told, is " no plant that grows in mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives, and spreads...And perfect witness of all-judging Jove — " — as that great poet has described it, whose works are a perpetual invocation before its altar. Shall we... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 pages
...his Lycidas, " Fame ia no plant that grow* on mortal soil, Nor in the glittering foil, Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads...deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." CHAFFER XX. Spanish Proverb. — Lord Byron's Attacks on Mr. Southey. — Reply of the latter in his... | |
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