 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...  De Vere: Or, The Man of Independence - Page 79by Robert Plumer Ward - 1827Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears 5 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 aloft by thofe pure eyes, \ And perfeft witnefs of all-judging Jove -t As he pronounces laftly... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 424 pages
...andtouch'd my trembling ears; Fame is no plant that grows OH morral- foil, Nor in the gliftering foll Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and fpreds aloft by thofe pure eyes, And perfect wiene(s of all judging Jove ; As he pronounces lu(tiy... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 180 pages
...reply'd, and touch'd my trembling cu» i Fawn is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glittering foil •»..' Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies; But lives and fpreads aloft by thofe pure eyes And perfect witnefs of all-judging Jove: As he pronounces l.iflly... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...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 fpreads aloft by thofepure eyes, * And perfedl witnefs of all-judging Jove; * As he pronounces laftly... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...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 aloft by thofe pure eyes, And perfect witnefs of all judging Jove ; As he pronounces laftly... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...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 pure eyes, And perfeft witness of all-judging Jove... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 480 pages
...dignified is Milton on this fubjeft ! ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, ' Nor in the glittering foil ' Set off to th' world ; nor In broad rumour lies, ' But lives and fpreads aloft by thofe pure eyes, * And perfeft witnefs of all-judging Jove ; • As he pronounces... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 478 pages
...dignified is Milton on this fubjecl: ! " 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 aloft by thofe pure eyes, And perfect witnefs of all.judging Jove ; As he pronounces laftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 486 pages
...dignified is Milton en this fubject! Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil, Nor in the glittering foil Set off to th' world ; nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and fpreads aloft by thofe pure eyes, And perfect witnefs of all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces laftly... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Pheebus 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, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure 'eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove;... | |
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