Note 103 — THE TEMPLE OF FAME.
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And some of them she granted sone, And some she warned well and fair, And some she granted the contrair— Right as her sister dame Fortune Is wont to serven in commune.—Pope.
Chaucer and Pope describe Fame as bestowing reputation upon some, and traducing others, when their deserts were equal, but neither Pope nor Chaucer touch upon the truth that the same person is commonly both lauded and denounced. This is finely expressed by Milton, Samson Agonistes, ver. 971:—
Fame if not double-faced is double-mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.