 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
 | Periodicals - 1841 - 272 pages
...Hosting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams lie no resemblance 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, O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing,... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - London (England) - 1842 - 322 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 to explore, Search not his bottom, hut survey his shore, O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ;3 Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold :4 His genuine and less guilty wealth to explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore ; O'er... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 pages
...Hast'ning to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those storms he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold : His genuine and less justly wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom but survey his shore. * * * * * * * Here Nature, whether... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...„ O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty for th' ensuing spring, And e, and some the other : But howsoc'er they make a...pother, The diff'rencc was so small, his brain Outwei impetuous wave, Like profuse kings, resumes the wealth he gave. No unexpected inundations spoil The... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no remembrance kcth me. 0 to explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore, O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 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 to' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore, O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - Thames River - 1849 - 388 pages
...resemblance hold Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealth to explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore,...O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing, And hatehes plenty for the ensuing spring; Nor then destroys it with too fond a stay, Like mothers which... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no remembrance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and loss guilty wealth to explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. O'er which he kindly spreads... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...foam is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth to explore, Search not hi« s at best, but echoes right ; Or blind affection,...advance The truth, but gropes, and urges all by chanc And then destroys it with too fond a stay, Like mothers which their infants overlay ; Nor with a sudden... | |
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