 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 Divine Comedy - Page 185by Dante Alighieri - 1886Full 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
...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...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
...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; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...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; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...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...deed, " Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and them, honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crowned with vocal reeds, That... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...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... | |
 | 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
...trembling ears ; Fame is no 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...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
...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,...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
...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 he pronounces lastly on each deed, V / Of so ftmch fame in Heaven expect thy meed.' > f ; ~O... | |
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