 | John Hughes - English poetry - 1735 - 390 pages
.... Fame Is the Spur, that the char Spirit doth raifet ( That loft Infirmity of noble Mind, ) Tafcern Delights, and live laborious Days ; But the fair Guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burjl out intofudden Blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred Shears^ jJndJRts the thin-fpun Life.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...Fame is the spur that the clear spi'rit doth raise 70 (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, 75 And slits the thin-spun... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...not better don as others ufe, To fport with Amaryllis in the fhade, Or with the tangles of Nea:ra's hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fpirit doth...noble mind) To fcorn delights, and live laborious dayes; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find. And think to burft out into fudden blaze, Comes the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...in the fhaJc, Or with the tangles of Nexra's hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fp'rit doth nufe (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights,...the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burftout into fudden blaze. Comes the blind Fury with th' all -jrred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...the (hade, Or with the tangles of Nexra's hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fpi'rit dothraife 70 (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights,...days ; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, Aad think to buift out into fuddcn blaze. Comet the blind Fury with th' abhorred {hears, 75 And flits... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...Fame. 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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...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 fair 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... | |
 | John Opie - Painting - 1809 - 312 pages
..." 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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with abhorred, shears, And slits the thin spualLfe."... | |
 | John Opie (Maler, Grossbitannien) - Painting - 1809 - 314 pages
...•*- 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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And (lank to burst out into sudden blaze,. Comes the blind Fury with abhorred shears,. And slits the thin... | |
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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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred... 
