 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;...  The Monthly chronicle; a national journal - Page 3371841Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...th' world, nor in broad Rumor lies, 80 But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfeft witness of all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heav'n expeft thy meed. O fountain Arethuse, and thou honor'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding Mincius, erown'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...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 pure 'eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove; R *' As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heav'n expect thy meed. O fountain Arcthuse,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...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...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 expect thy meed."... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...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...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 expect thy meed."... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...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...world, nor in broad rumour lies : But lives and spreads aji&fcjt'th'ose pure eyes, And perfect witness of affjudging .love ; 8] As he pronounces lastly on... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th1 world, nor in broad rumour lies ; 80 But Kves and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect...pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heav'n expect thy meed.1* O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding Mincius,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the gliit'ring foil, Set off to th' world : nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes,...each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. O fountain Arethusc,and thouhonor'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That strain... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...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...deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.'" "But don't you see," I replied, " that there is an ambiguity in this : for Milton, though he uses the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...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 Jove - cAs... | |
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