 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 Jove;...  A System of English Grammar - Page 149by Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 168 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1841 - 586 pages
...circumstance, nor time itself, can weaken or annihilate; for Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. — Lycideu. It is to such a consummation, we suspect, that... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...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 81 A» he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed." О fountain Arelhuse,... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears : " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor...all-judging Jove; \/ As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glittering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumor use. St. Johu, as well as Pulteney, knows That I had some repute for prose; And, till they dr ; 81 As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...praise," Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling ears j " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, re nought but shadowy forms rumor lies : But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of all-judging Jove... | |
 | James Flint - Youth - 1844 - 354 pages
...plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil, Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect witness of th' all-seeing Judge; AS He pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...praise," Phoabus 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...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and thou honoured flood, Smooth-sliding... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...and touch'd my trembling ears; " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ning foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies,...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 372 pages
...and touch' d my trembling ears ; " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glist'ning foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies,...all-judging Jove ; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1845 - 356 pages
...trembling ears: Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glinstering foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies; But lives and spreads...alljudging Jove: As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in Heav'n expect thy meed. Be this as it may, with respect to reward in Heaven, I feel... | |
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