| John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 páginas
...the fhade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fpirit doth raife, (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights...blaze, Comes the blind fury with th' abhorred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun life. But not the praife Phoebus reply'd, and touch'd my trembling ears ; Fame... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 páginas
...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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, 75 And slits the thin-spun... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 páginas
...fpirit doth raife (That laft infirmity of noble mind) ji To fcorn delights, and live laborious days j But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burft cut into fudden blaze, " RRO," Hor. On. i. xxv. zo. See alfoHuETiANA, Ixlv. If, however, a river was... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 páginas
...in the fhaJc, Or with the tangles of Nexra's hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fp'rit doth nufe (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights,...the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burftout into fudden blaze. Comes the blind Fury with th' all -jrred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 páginas
...the (hade, Or with the tangles of Nexra's hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fpi'rit dothraife 70 (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights,...days ; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, Aad think to buift out into fuddcn blaze. Comet the blind Fury with th' abhorred {hears, 75 And flits... | |
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 páginas
...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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun... | |
| 1802 - 314 páginas
...efteemed ; and it generally happens that lif.- is of too Ihort duration for that purpofe — ! . " But the fair guerdon when we hope to find And think...blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred fhears And ffits the fpin-fpun life."— ON COMMON SUPERSTITIONS. » THOUGH fuperftition is pretty well laughed... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 páginas
...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 fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun... | |
| John Opie - 1809 - 312 páginas
..." 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 abhorred, shears, And slits the thin spualLfe."... | |
| John Opie (Maler, Grossbitannien) - 1809 - 314 páginas
...•*- 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 (lank to burst out into sudden blaze,. Comes the blind Fury with abhorred shears,. And slits the thin... | |
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