 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;...  A System of English Grammar - Side 149af Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 168 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 sider
...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...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much Fame in Heaven expect thy meed !' MILTON. THE passions, by being too much conversant with... | |
 | James Gillman - 1838 - 396 sider
...quote the following beautiful lines from Milton : — ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed.' Lycidat, " a quotation from Scripture, and therefore jus"... | |
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...replied, and touch'd my trembling tars; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. Nor in the glist'ring foil , Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies....all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so mucta fame In heav'n expect thy meed. • • • • . . Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 sider
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies ; so But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heav'n expect thy meed. O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding... | |
 | John William Donaldson - 1838 - 140 sider
...the glittering foil Set off to the world; nor in broad rumor lies; But lives, and spreads aloft, to those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove: As he pronounces lastly on each deed, REMARKS ON THE .OEIGIN AND STUDY OF CERTAIN MODERN LANGUAGES. Ut vineta egomet ctEdain mea.—HOT.... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 sider
...sought was that " which the clear Spirit doth raise." " Fame is no plant that grows in mortal soil. Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor...witness of all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on eacb deed. Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." immediate effects, was a "thankless" one; but... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 sider
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies ; so But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heav'n expect thy meed. O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 sider
...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...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven. expect thy mead." Oh fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1840 - 694 sider
...eternity—the fame, not of man, but of God. " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glittering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft in the pure eyes And perfect witness of just-judging Jove, As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of... | |
 | Josiah Quincy - 1840 - 650 sider
...they should be unknown ; and none of whom looked, or sought, for other applause than that, which " Lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of the All-judging, As he pronounces lastly on each deed." The bequest of Harvard occurred during the... | |
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