 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...grows on mortal soil, " Nor in the glistering foil " Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, " But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, "...heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse, and them, honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crowned with vocal reeds, That strain I heard was of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the gliit'ring foil, Set off to th' world : nor in broad rumor lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. O fountain Arethusc,and thouhonor'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That strain I heard... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.'" "But don't you see," I replied, " that there is an ambiguity in this : for Milton, though he uses the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumor lies ; But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...heaven expect thy meed." O fountain Arethuse ! and thou hoiior'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds ! That strain I heard was of a higher... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 pages
...that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glittering foil, Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." CHAPTER XX. Spanish Proverb. — Lord Byron's Attacks on Mr. Southey. — Reply of the latter in his... | |
 | John Watkins - Poets, English - 1822 - 452 pages
...that grow* on mortal soil, Nor in the glittering foil, Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed." CHAFFER XX. Spanish Proverb. — Lord Byron's Attacks on Mr. Southey. — Reply of the latter in his... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil, Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies : Br.t lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And perfect...flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crowned with vocal reeds I That strain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And listens to the herald of... | |
 | Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1824 - 310 pages
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour l1es, — But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. » the author was living. Yet in the enthusiasm of youth we delude ourselves even with the hope of... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 402 pages
...grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil, Set off to' the world, nor in broad rumour lies ; But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...heaven expect thy meed.' O fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius *, crown'd with vocal reeds, That strain I heard was of a higher... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to th' world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes, And...each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. Lycidas— Milttn. Dcxcvm When upon a trial, a man calls witnesses to his cha* racier, and those witnesses... | |
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But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of all-judging Jove; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed. 
