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
| Willard Phillips - 1826 - 194 Seiten
...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...their meed, such still the just reward Of prostituted Mnse and hireling bard ! For this we spurn Apollo's venal son, And bid a long ' good night to Marmion.'... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 Seiten
...per line? No! when the sons of song descend to trade. Their bays arc sear. their former laurels fade. t-Jean seems Cain: "I<a Belle-Alliance " ofdnnccsdnwn at zero, ft lur re.mtl for fame: Low may they sink to merited contempt. And Scorn remunerate the mean attempt!... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 Seiten
...wlien the sons of soup, descend to trade, heir bays are scar, thcîr former laurels fade. ictsucli forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame : iw may they sink to merited contempt. And scorn remunerate the mean attempt! Such be their meed,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1828 - 780 Seiten
...lo trade. Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred name, ho rack their brains for lucre, not for fame ; Low may they sink lo merited contempt, And scorn remunérale the mean attempt! Such be their meed, such *till thejust... | |
| 1831 - 790 Seiten
...descend to trade, Their Bays are sear, their former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's saered name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame...meed, such still the just reward Of prostituted Muse arid hireling; bard ! For this we spurn Apollo's venal son, And bid a long " good night to Marmion."*... | |
| 1831 - 426 Seiten
...per line .No ! when the sons of song descend to trade. Their bays are sear, their former laureb fed*. 170 Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame : I,nw may they sink to merited contempt. And scorn remunerate the mean attempt! Such be their meed,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 498 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1832 - 350 Seiten
...imagination; but, nevertheless, I thought they contained passages of noble promise." — SIR WALTER SCOTT.] Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre ('), not for fame : (1) Lord Byron, as is well known, set out with the determination never to receive money for. his... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 354 Seiten
...imagination ; but, nevertheless, I thought they contained passages of noble promise." — SIR WALTER Sam-.] Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre ('), not for fame : (1) Lord Byron, as is well known, set out with the determination never to receive money for his writings.... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 336 Seiten
...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, 2 not for fame : i [" When Byron wrote his famous satire, I had ray share of flagellation among my... | |
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