 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 lehte
...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears : " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds! That... | |
 | 1852 - 874 lehte
...abhorred shears. And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd What Reason weaves, by Passion is undone. Trace Science, then, with Modesty gliEtering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumor lies : But lives and spreads aloft by those... | |
 | 1853 - 560 lehte
...guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But...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 witness... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 380 lehte
...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows...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 Jove... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 lehte
...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows...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 Jove... | |
 | Maria Weston Chapman - 1853 - 336 lehte
...of youth with fresh spring flowers. History will borrow her • tone from neither of these. Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumor lies ; But lives, and spreads aloft, by those pure eyes, And perfect... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 lehte
...guerdon when we hope to find, .Vnd think to burst out into sudden blaze, ' omes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. ' But...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 Jove... | |
 | John Bolton Rogerson - 1854 - 320 lehte
...th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil, Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 lehte
...Nesera's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But 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 Jove;... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 564 lehte
...hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shesrs, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise,"...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 Jove... | |
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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... 
