 | Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1675 - 310 pages
...abhorred shears And slits the thin-spun life. « But not the praise , • Phcebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears, « Fame is no plant that grows...nor in broad rumour lies, — But lives and spreads alnft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove : As he pronounces lastly on each... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...abhorred shears, 75 And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears ; * Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad Rumor lies, 80 But lives and spreads aloft by those... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...but nothing strong nor thick, And golden foil all over them display'd. Fairy Qf Fame is no plant tint grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to til' wprld, nor in broad rumour lips. FOI 3. Something of another colour, near vrhich jewels are set... | |
 | Percival Stockdale - English poetry - 1807 - 628 pages
...the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phoebus replied; and touched my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on...lives, and spreads aloft, by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove; As lit pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Pheebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears ; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad Rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 526 pages
...Vellit et admonuit." PECK. Compare Seneca, Here. Oet. ver. 19*5. '* Nor in the gliftering foil 79 " Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies; " But lives and fpreads aloft by thofe pure eyes, " And perfeft vvitnefs of all-judging Jove ; •' As he pronounces... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...abhorred shears-, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phffibus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows...But lives and 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...with the abhorred shears. And slits the thin-spun life.' " But not the Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears; " Fame is no plant that grows on...But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove ; 81 As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...slits the 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...But lives and 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...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...world, nor in broad rumour lies : But lives and spreads a^aftfrytHiise pure eyes, And perfect witness of affjudging .love ; 81 As he pronounces lastly on each... | |
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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 Jove;... 
