| Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 176 lehte
...minds) Phoebus replied and touched my trembling ear ; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, 10 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 Jove... | |
| George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 694 lehte
...Goldsmith, they mistake the footman for the lord. Fame is no longer the Fame of Milton— ",Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil, Set oft' to the world, nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure And perfect witness... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 lehte
...praise,' Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal sou, !i | ` rumour lies ; But lires and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove... | |
| Montague Gore - 1847 - 76 lehte
...indeed done in distant and secluded spots ; they could look forward to no meed of public fame — " In the glistering foil " Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour ;" yet shall they have their reward. The feelings of grateful attachment which such conduct... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 lehte
...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise,' Phoebus replied, and touch'd C rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove;... | |
| 1849 - 296 lehte
...foundation not upon the earth, subjeet to the breath of slander and the shaft of envy : — " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies;^j But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfeet witness of all-jndging Jove;... | |
| 1849 - 292 lehte
...foundation not upon the earth, subjeet to the breath of slander and the shaft of envy : — " 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 perfeet witness of all-jndging... | |
| George Croly - 1850 - 442 lehte
...guerdon when we hope to find, And 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... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 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...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... | |
| Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 lehte
...with 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;... | |
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