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... Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews - Página 192por Albert Barnes - 1855Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1838 - 1050 páginas
...replied, and touch'd my trembling tars; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. Nor in the glist'ring foil , Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies....spreads aloft by those pure eyes. And perfect witness of all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so mucta fame In heav'n expect thy meed.... | |
| John Milton - 1838 - 496 páginas
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies ; so 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 heav'n expect thy meed.... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 páginas
...fame which he sought was that " which the clear Spirit doth raise." " Fame is no plant that grows in mortal soil. Nor in the glistering foil Set off to...spreads aloft by those pure eyes. And perfect witness of all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on eacb deed. Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed."... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 864 páginas
...more goodly, and attract more eyes. Than that which bath uufvil to set it off. Sliahspearc. Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering...foil Set off to the' world, nor in broad rumour lies. Hilton. As she a black silk cap on him begun To set for foil of his milk-white to serve. Sidney. Hector... | |
| John Milton - 1839 - 496 páginas
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies ; so 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 heav'n expect thy meed.... | |
| Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 páginas
...the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering...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 mead."... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1840 - 694 páginas
...eternity—the fame, not of man, but of God. " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glittering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft in the pure eyes And perfect witness of just-judging Jove, As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of... | |
| Josiah Quincy - 1840 - 650 páginas
...they should be unknown ; and none of whom looked, or sought, for other applause than that, which " Lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of the All-judging, As he pronounces lastly on each deed." The bequest of Harvard occurred during the... | |
| 1841 - 586 páginas
...learning and worth, which neither circumstance, nor time itself, can weaken or annihilate; for Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering...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 Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...plant that grows on mortal soil. Nor in the glittering foil Set off" to the world, nor in broad rumor em leave to wear their sapphire crowns. And wield their little tridents: but all-judging Jove; 81 A» he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed."... | |
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