 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 Seiten
...Neœra's hairî 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...the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. ' Hut not the praise,' l'hœbus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears ; ' Fame is no plant that grows... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 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...life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touched my trembling ears; " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 384 Seiten
...latest times : "Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise, (That last infirmity of noble minds,) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the...And slits the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise. ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 376 Seiten
...spirit doth raise, (That iast infirmity of noble minds,) To scorn delights, and live laborious days j But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think...And slits the thin-spun life. * But not the praise. ' Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 Seiten
...hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise — That last infirmity of noble minds — ) touched my trembling cars ; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ring foil... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 Seiten
...tear. Line 70. 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...the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. Line 101. Built in the eclipse and rigged with curses dark. Line 109. The pilot of the Galilean lake.... | |
 | 1856 - 374 Seiten
...spirit doth raise, (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights and live laborious days ; hut the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to...shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise ; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to Hi' world, nor... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 Seiten
...thankless Muse ! Fame is the spur which the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble minds) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touched my trembling ears ; Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 Seiten
...Neicra's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise, 70 (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...And slits the thin-spun life. "But not the praise," Line 30. "Where were ye f" "Tills burst la its magnificent as it in aflectinff."— Sir E. Brydgti.... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 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...And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phcobus replied, and touched my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor... | |
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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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred... 
