the goddess of report or rumour, is represented by the ancient poets as the youngest daughter of the Earth, and possessed of wings, with as many ears, eyes, and tongues, as feathers. She is said to have a palace in the air, and to fly through the world by day and by night, hearing and observing all that passes among men. She is mentioned by Hesiod, and particularly described by Virgil and Ovid. She is also described by Chaucer in his House of Fame; and by Pope in his Temple of Fame, in the following lines:— So from a spark that kindled first by chance, With gathering force the quick'ning flames advance: Till to the clouds their curling heads aspire, And towers and temples sink in floods of fire. When thus ripe lies are to perfection sprung, Full grown, and fit to grace a royal tongue, Through hills and dales, impatient, forth they flow, And rush in millions on the world below. Each site aloft, and points them out their course, Their date determines, and prescribes their force: Some to remain, and some to perish soon; Or wane and wax alternate like the moon. Around, a thousand winged wonders fly, Born by the trumpet's blast, and scattered through the sky.

Temple of Fame.