 | John Opie (Maler, Grossbitannien) - Painting - 1809 - 314 pages
...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 the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And (lank to burst out into sudden blaze,. Comes the blind Fury with abhorred shears,. And slits the thin... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...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 fair...the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise,*" Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears j " Fame is no plant that grows... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...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 pages
...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...blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, Audslitsthe thin-spun life. "But not the praise — (Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears... | |
 | David Lloyd - 1812 - 354 pages
...the year is Spring. GRIFFITH & GWENDOLEN. A POETICAL FRAGMENT. ATTEMPTED IN MILTONIAN LYSIDEAN VERSE. But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out Into sodden bl /r, Comes the blind Fur; with Mi' ahhurn il shears, And slits the thin-spun Life. MirrnN.... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...Fame ia the spur that the clear spi'rit doth raise 7A (That last infirmity of 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... | |
 | George Dyer - 1814 - 538 pages
...Athens. " 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 gain, And think to burst forth into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Neaera's hair ? Fnme is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble minds) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair...we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden bluze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise,... | |
 | England - 1847 - 798 pages
...SMITH, OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER- AT-tAW. BY SAMUEL WARREN, OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTBR-AT-LAW. But the fair guerdon •when we hope to find, And...the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. MILTON. — Lycidas. THE name of John William Smith, barrister-at-law, of the Liner Temple, now appears,... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...Milton ?— ' 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 th" abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life -' " "Ah, but," said Carlton, "you must not omit... | |
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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... 
