 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...  Life of Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts - Страница 284по Edmund Quincy - 1869 - 560 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 страници
...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 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;... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 страници
...thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phffibus replied, and touch'd 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;... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 страници
...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 glistering foil " Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, " But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, " And perfect... | |
 | 1812 - 314 страници
...accursed with sucli fame. " Fame is no plant that grows en mortal soil, Nor in tin' gliiitei-ing soil. Set off to the world, nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and spreads aluft, by those pure eyes, , And perfect witness of all judging Jove, As he pronoUnees lastly on each... | |
 | 1860 - 796 страници
...noble one it is — ' But not the praise, Pho3bus 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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 страници
...the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise,' Phcebus replied, and touch'd 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 ; f But li ves and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging... | |
 | 1823 - 734 страници
...hard blow on thy tender flowers with their foggy breath, doubt not the advent of due guerdon. Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil; Nor in the glistering foil, Set off to the world : nor in broad rumour lies. Relinquish not our art — lest thine own in anger desert thee. Grant me, too, one request... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 страници
...the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," 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 : Br.t lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove... | |
 | 1823 - 732 страници
...hard blow on thy tender flowers with their foggy breath, doubt not the advent of due guerdon. Fame it no plant that grows on mortal soil; Nor in the glistering foil, Set of to the world : nor in broad rumour lies. Relinquish not our art — lest thine own in anger desert... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 страници
...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, Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all -jndging Jove... | |
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