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... Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney - Pagina 266door Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 400 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pagina’s
...Nezra's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spi'rit doth raise 70 (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the...blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, 75 And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears... | |
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 pagina’s
...SCHILLER. Fame. 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 the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Phœbus replied, and touched... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pagina’s
...rake, That last infirmity of noble mind, To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the f.iii guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out...sudden blaze, Comes the blind fury with th' abhorred sheers, And slits the «6/n-spim life. Mi.'tvn. 77>/n-leaved arbute hazle-grafls receives, And planes... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pagina’s
...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...th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise, Pheebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears ; Fame is no plant that grows on... | |
| John Opie - 1809 - 312 pagina’s
...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...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with abhorred, shears, And slits the thin spualLfe." — FEW men have attained to eminence by a more irregular... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pagina’s
...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...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise,*" Phoebus replied, and touch'd... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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...burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, Audslitsthe thin-spun life. "But not the praise — (Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 270 pagina’s
...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 And slits the thin-spun life. " But not the praise," Phcebus reply'd, and touch'd... | |
| George Dyer - 1814 - 538 pagina’s
...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 slits the thin-spun life."—" But not the praise," Phoebus replied.— Milton's Lycidas. Once more we have to drop a tear over promising... | |
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