 Cooper's Hill, My eye, descending from the Hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays ; Thames ! the most loved of all the Ocean's sons, By his old sire, to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to...  Poems - Page 6by Joseph Addison - 1810 - 597 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...meaning in few words, and exhibit the sentiment with more weight than bulk. On the Thames. " Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, " Whose...explore, " Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Strafford. " His wisdom such, at once it did appear " Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms'... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1818 - 728 pages
...Westminster-abbey. Yours, &c. W. WBEKES. COMMIDDLESEX. Though to those streams he no resemblance bolt), Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; , His genuine and less guilty wealth l' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. — DENHAM on the Thames, SITUATION AND EXTENT.... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1818 - 918 pages
...perverted ta the polfcv, two eBfablifthmentx of gnvernmeut, one rrai, the other fictitious. ВиакЕ. HI* genuine and less guilty wealth t* explore, Search not his bottom, but survey bit shore. DBXB.UB. INTRUDE. How lovely does the Ьшсап mind аррем in it« natire purity.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...meaning in few words, and exhibit the sentiment with more weight than bulk. On the Thames. rt Though -with those streams he no resemblance hold, " Whose...explore, " Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Stafford. " His wisdom such, at once it did appear " Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 476 pages
...much meaning in few words, and exhibit the sentiment with more weight than bulk. On the Thames. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam...explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore, On Strafford. His wisdom such, as once it did appear Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms' fear.... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - English literature - 1820 - 470 pages
...his embraces runs t Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal Life to meet Eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam...their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth t'explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore ; O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 476 pages
...his embraces runt : Hatting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal Life to meet Eternity, Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam...their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth t'explore, Search not his bottom, but survey bis shore ; O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 598 pages
...Denham, an English poet now seldom read, has justly said: " Though with those streams he no rescm" blance hold, " Whose foam is amber, and their gravel «gold; '• His genuine and less guilty wealth t'explore, " Search not his bottom, but survey his " shore." The river is covered, us it commonly ¡ft,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 502 pages
...exhibit the sentiment with more weight than bulk. i • , On the Thames. Though with those streams lie no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their...explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. On Strafford. His wisdom such, as once it did appear Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms' fear.... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1822 - 484 pages
...embraces runs ; Hastening tn pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life, to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold; Whose foam...'explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." Pope was not insensible to the merit of Denham's versification; out he saw the necessity of looking... | |
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