 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;...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 337edited by - 1858Full 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
..." 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; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
..." 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; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...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...As he pronounces lastly on each deed, " Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and them, honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius,... | |
 | 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...Jove; As he 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,...: As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. O fountain Arethusc,and thouhonor'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius,... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...; 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...; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.'" "But don't you see," I replied, " that there is an ambiguity in this... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set of)' to tin- world, nor in brond so sore The griding sword with discontinuous wound...Pass'd through him : but the ethereal substance ci ; 81 As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse,... | |
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