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 - Pagina 149door Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 168 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pagina’s
...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 - 1810 - 418 pagina’s
...praise," Phffibus 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...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 pagina’s
...praise,*" Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears j " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor...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."... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...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 in broad rumour lies : But lives and spreads aji&fcjt'th'ose pure eyes, And perfect witness of affjudging .love ; 8] As he pronounces lastly on... | |
| John Milton - 1812 - 78 pagina’s
...ears ;) " 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...all-judging Jove ; " 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... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 270 pagina’s
...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...all-judging 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... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...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,...all-judging Jove : 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... | |
| 1860 - 796 pagina’s
...praise, Pho3bus 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...all-judging Jove ; 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... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pagina’s
...praise,' Phcebus 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 in broad rumour lies ; f But li ves and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove - cAs... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagina’s
...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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