To yield thy muse just half-a-crown per line? No! when the sons of song descend to trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame: Still for stern mammon may... English bards, and Scotch reviewers; a satire - Seite 12von George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1905 - 1110 Seiten
...line ? No ! when the sons of song descend to trade, Their bays are sere, their former laurels fade. e Contain the essence of the true sublime. Thus, when he tells the tale of Betty Foy, Still for stern Mammon may they toil in vain, And sadly gaze on gold they cannot gain ! Such be their... | |
| David Watson Rannie - 1907 - 422 Seiten
...when the sons of song descend to trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forgo the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame ; Still for stern Mammon may they toil in vain 1 And sadly gaze on gold they cannot gain ! For this... | |
| Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 850 Seiten
...line ? No ! when the sous of song descend to trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame. Still for stern Mammon may they toil in vain! And sadly gaze on gold they cannot gain ! Such be their... | |
| Henry George Bohn - 1911 - 784 Seiten
...Canto v. St 77 When the sons of song descend to trade. Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre not for fame. 3920 Byron: English Bards Line 174 Call it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that, when the... | |
| Anna Sheldon Camp Sneath - 1912 - 302 Seiten
...per line? No! when the sons of song descend to trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade, Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame: Still for stern Mammon may they toil in vain! And sadly gaze on gold they cannot gain! Such be their... | |
| Floris Delattre - 1913 - 248 Seiten
...romance, Though Murray with his Miller may combine To yield thy muse just half-a-crown per line ?... Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame... Such be their meed, such still the just reward Of prostituted muse and hireling bard ! (4) So close... | |
| Henry Clinton Parkhurst - 1921 - 404 Seiten
...struggle for bread. On that score some leniency may be given. Concerning mercenary bards Byron wrote: "Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack...remunerate the mean attempt; Such be their meed, such be the just reward Of prostituted muse and hireling bard." A Nebraska lady complained to her country... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1922 - 622 Seiten
...are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rach their {trains for lucre, not for fame : Low may they sink to merited...contempt, And scorn remunerate the mean attempt." Now, is it not almost incredible that this very Murray (the only remaining one of the booksellers whom... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1923 - 896 Seiten
...per line? Not when the sons of song descend to trade. Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name. Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame; Still for stern Mammon may they toil in vainl And sadly gaze on sold they cannot gain! Such be their... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1922 - 536 Seiten
...laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their grains for lucre, not for fame t Low may they sink to merited contempt, And scorn remunerate the mean attempt." Now, is it not almost incredible that this very Murray (the only remaining one of the booksellers whom... | |
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