 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...  The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Pagina 124door James Gillman - 1838 - 362 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
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 | John T. Shawcross - 1995 - 500 pagina’s
...as the spur, and the obtainment of it as a guerdon. There is a difficulty in these lines: Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil, Set off to the world. [70-2] It seems doubtful whether the metaphor of a plant in the first line is continued to the second,... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pagina’s
...thin-spun life. "But not the praise," Phoebus repli'd, and touch 'd my trembling ears; "Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. Nor in the glistering foil Set off to th'world, nor in broad rumor lies, 80 But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness... | |
 | William Riley Parker - 1996 - 708 pagina’s
...suddenly interrupts the monologue, Apollo addressing the poet personally and reproachfully: Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering...each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. (78-84) The Renaissance desire for fame is strong in Milton,70 but fresh reflection has made him realize... | |
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