 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
 | Stanhope Busby - English poetry - 1837 - 136 pages
...embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; , Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam...spring ; Nor then destroys it with too fond a stay, Lite mothers which their infants overlay ; Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like profuse kings,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...much meaning in few words, and exhibit the sentiment with more weight than bulk. ON THE THAMES. Though e sometimes labours with a thought ; but, with the pudder he makes to bring it into the world, 'tis hia shore. ON STRAFFORD. His wisdom such, at once It did appear Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms'... | |
 | William Henry Merle - 1838 - 1034 pages
...his embrades runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life, to meet eternity. Tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold Whose foam...guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but surrey his shore. O could I flow like tliee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 pages
...much meaning in few words, and exhibit the sentiment witn more weight than bulk. ON THE THAMES. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold Whose foam...genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search Dot his bottom, but survey his shore. ON STRAFFORD. His wisdom such, at once it did appear Three kingdoms'... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1839 - 620 pages
...embraces runs ; Hast'ning to 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, but he saw the necessity of looking... | |
 | Charles Mackay - England, Southern - 1840 - 426 pages
...his embraces runs, 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'xplore, Search not his bottom but survey his shore, O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...more weight than bulk. On the Thames'. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose in mi is amber, and their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth to' explore, Search not bis bottom, but survey his fehorc. On Stratford. His wisdom such, at once it... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 844 pages
...his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam...which their infants overlay ; Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like profuse kings, resumes the wealth he gave. No unexpected inundations spoil The... | |
 | 1841 - 536 pages
...Ыя embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam...spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty for the ensiling spring. PROCEEDING eastward from the town of Henley-uponThames, to which we had conducted... | |
 | Periodicals - 1841 - 282 pages
...his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, "Whose...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 wing,... | |
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