 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...abhorred shears-, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phffibus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows...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;... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...said Carlton, "you must not omit the answer, and a noble one it is — ' But not the praise, Pho3bus replied, and touched my trembling ears ; Fame is no...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... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life.. " But not the praise," Phoabus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears : " Fame is no plant that grows...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 Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...laborious days ; . But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And...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... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise,' Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; ' Fame is no plant that grows...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... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 552 pages
...glory far, very far, from my country. Never.-— never may it be accursed, with such fame. " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering...judging Jove, As he pronounces lastly on each deed." May such fame as this, be my country's meed ! But the wise and thoughtful people of our northern section... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...glory far, very far, from my country. Never, — never may it be accursed, with such fame. " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. Nor in the glistering...rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eves And perfect witness of all judging Jove, As he pronounces lastly on each deed." May such fame... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 402 pages
...the' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise/ Phoebus replied, and tonch'd my trembling ears; , Fame is no plant that grows on...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 Pierpont - Rare books - 1835 - 496 pages
...And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, Phoebus replied, and touched my trembling ears; "...spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, O fountain Arethuse,t and thou honored flood,... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...laborious days: But the fair guerdon, when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set nil t" the world, nor in broad rumour lies: But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect... | |
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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... 
