 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 sider
...blind Fury with th' abhorred (hears, And flits the thin-fpun Life. But not the praife, That/us repli'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the gliftering foil Set off to th' world, not in broad rumour lies, But lives and fpreds... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 sider
...eader may fee the fame fentiment fpun it; and the third cut k off Vol. II. O hour Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glift'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and fpreads... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 sider
...Fury with th'abhorred fhears, 75 And flits the thin-fpun life. But not the praife, Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glift'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumor lies, 80 But lives and fpreads... | |
 | John Milton - 1765 - 412 sider
...Fury with th' abhorred fliears, 75 And flits the thin fpun life. But not the praife Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glift'ring foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumor lies, So But lives and fpreads... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 sider
...fudden blaze, blind Fury with th' abhorred (hears, 7$ iie thin-fpun life. But not the praife, ply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glittering foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumor lies, So But lives and fpreads... | |
 | 1781 - 512 sider
...Fury with th' abhorred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun life. ' But not the praife,* Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, * Nor in the glift'ring foil * Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, ' But lives and... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 sider
...blind fury with th' abhorred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun life. But not the praife Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the gliftering foil, Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and fpreads... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 sider
...blind fury with th' abhorred {hears, And flits the thin-fpun life. But not the praife Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glittering foil, Set off" to th' world, nor in broad rumour Kes t But lives and fpreads... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 sider
...Fury with th' 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... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 sider
...replied, and touch'd my trembling eari J Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glift'ring foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and fpreads aloft by thofe pure eyei, And perfect witnefs of all-judging love ; As he pronounces hilly... | |
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praise," Phœbus 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... 
