| John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...Nezra's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spi'rit doth raise 70 (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, 75 And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears... | |
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 Seiten
...SCHILLER. Fame. Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights and live laborious days ; But the...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phœbus replied, and touched... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...rake, That last infirmity of noble mind, To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the f.iii guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out...sudden blaze, Comes the blind fury with th' abhorred sheers, And slits the «6/n-spim life. Mi.'tvn. 77>/n-leaved arbute hazle-grafls receives, And planes... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 Seiten
...Neaera's hair ? Fame is the spur that. the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...th' abhorred shears, And 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... | |
| John Opie - 1809 - 312 Seiten
...EMINENCE. " Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,, (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights,, and live laborious days ; But...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with abhorred, shears, And slits the thin spualLfe." — FEW men have attained to eminence by a more irregular... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...Neaera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise,*" Phoebus replied, and touch'd... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 Seiten
...Neaera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fuiy with the abhorred shears-, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phffibus replied,... | |
| John Milton - 1812 - 78 Seiten
...Nesera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise, (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, Audslitsthe thin-spun life. "But not the praise — (Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 270 Seiten
...noble mind) To icorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to ('mil, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th1 abhorred shears, 75 And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phcebus reply'd, and touch'd... | |
| George Dyer - 1814 - 538 Seiten
...delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to gain, And think to burst forth into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life."—" But not the praise," Phoebus replied.— Milton's Lycidas. Once more we have to drop a tear over promising... | |
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