 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 Seiten
...Nccera's hair 1 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. — " But not the praiee," Phoebus reply 'd, and... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 Seiten
...Neeera'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...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life.—" But not the praise" Phcebus reply'd, and touch'd... | |
 | 1845 - 732 Seiten
...Nesera's hair ? Fame is the Jspur that the clear spright 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 ! HUGH SWÏNTON LEGARE was sprung from that honorable... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 852 Seiten
...Estay on Fuint'. Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noblo mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with tli' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. Milton. Ly ciilat. PETILL. That man that loves... | |
 | 1846 - 506 Seiten
...has fulfilled all the hopes of his youth ; the other, we can only speak of him with unbidden tears. " But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think...abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not tie praise." INDEX TO FIRST VOLUME. America, a Working man's recollections of, 97. Axe and the Gibbet,... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 604 Seiten
...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...And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phoebus replied, and touch 'd my trembling ears. " Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...Neœra's hair I Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That lost infirmity of noble mind) shear», And slits the thin-spun life. ' But not the praise,' Phoebus replied, and touch'd my trembling... | |
 | 1847 - 806 Seiten
...OF TiIE INNER TEMPLE, RARRISTER-AT-LAW. RT SAMUEL WARREN, OF TUR INNER TEMPLE, DARRISTER-AT-LAW. Bat the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to...the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. M U.TON. — Lycidas. THE name of John William Smith, barrister-at-law, of the Inner Temple, now appears,... | |
 | 1847 - 606 Seiten
...the spnr that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, aud live laborious days : But the fair guerdon when we...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shear», And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phirbu i replied, and touched... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 Seiten
...Neœra's hair ! Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) 1 Phoebus replied, and touch'd 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... 
