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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... "
Memoirs of the life and writings of lord Byron - Page 3
by George Clinton (biographer of Byron.) - 1825
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Paradise Regain'd: A Poem. In Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ...

John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...hair? Fame is the fpur that the clear fpirit doth raife (That laft infirmity of Noble mind} To fcorn delights, and live laborious days} But the fair Guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burft out into fudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred fhears, ". And flics the thin fpun...
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Paradise regain'd, a poem. To which is added Samson agonistes

John Milton - 1713 - 454 pages
...raifa ( That laft infirntiry of Noble mind ) . - , . ; . t To fcom delights, and lire laborious d;ryv ; But the fair Guerdon when we hope to find, And think to bin ft out into fudden blaze, ' i Comes the blind futy with th' abhorred fljears, And flit st he thin-fptm...
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...fpirit doth raife (That laft infirmity of Noble mind) To feorn delighrs, and live laborious dayes^; But the fair Guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burfl out into fudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhotred (hears, And flirs the thin-fpun...
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Poems on Several Occasions: With Some Select Essays in Prose. In ..., Volume 1

John Hughes - 1735 - 390 pages
.... Fame Is the Spur, that the char Spirit doth raifet ( That loft Infirmity of noble Mind, ) Tafcern Delights, and live laborious Days ; But the fair Guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burjl out intofudden Blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred Shears^ jJndJRts the thin-fpun Life....
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 4

Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 406 pages
...; Fame is the fpur, that the clear fpirit doth raife, (That laii infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the fair guerdon, when we hope to find, And think to burft out into fudden blaze, Comes the blind fury with th' abhorred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 2

1781 - 512 pages
...fpur that the clear fpirit doth raife (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights, and iive laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And thiiik to burft out Lnto fuddeu blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred fhears, And flits the...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets

John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pages
...hair ? Fame is the fpur that the clear fpirit doth raife, (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights and live laborious days ; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burft out into fudden blaze, Comes the blind fury with th' abhorred fhears, And flits the thin-fpun...
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Poems Upon Several Occasions: English, Italian, and Latin

John Milton - 1785 - 698 pages
...Fame Fame is the fpur that the clear fpirit doth raife (That laft infirmity of noble mind) 71 To fcorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burft out into fudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred fhears, 75 And flits the thin-fpun...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 31-32

John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...the shade, Or with the tangles of Nezra's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spi'rit doth raise 70 (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights,...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...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 12

English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Fame is the fpur that the clear fpi'rit doth raife 7* (That laft infirmity of noble mind) To fcorn delights, and live laborious days ; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burft out into fudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred fhears, 75 And ffits the thin-fpun...
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