 | John Milton - 1707 - 457 pages
...Fountain Arethufe, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood: But now my Oat proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the Sea That came in Neptune's plea, He ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716
...crown'd with vocal reeds, That (train I heard was of a higher mood: But now my Oate proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the Sea ' That came in Neptune's...ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon winds, What hard miihap hath doom'd this gentle Twain! And queltion'd evety guft of rugged wings That blows from off... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716
...with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my Dare proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the Sea That came in Neptune's plea,...ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon winds, What hard mi(hap hath doom'd this genrle fwain ? And queftion'd every guft of rugged wings That blows from o(f... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716
...ftrain I heard was of -a higher mood: But now my Oate proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the SeaThat came in Neptune's plea, He ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon windy, What hard miffiap hath doom'd this gentle fwain! And queftien'd every guft of rugged wings That... | |
 | John Milton - Literary Criticism - 1759 - 388 pages
...fountain Arethufe, and thouhonor'd flood, 85 Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood: But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea; 90 He afk'd the waves, and afle'd the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Literary Criticism - 1779
...Arethufe, and thou honor'd flood, $5 Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea; ya He aflc'd the waves, and aflc'd the... | |
 | Poetry - 1781
...fountain Arethufe, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea. He aflt'd the waves, and afli'd the felon... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 620 pages
...fountain Arethufe, and thou honbur'd flood, Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds ! That flrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea ; He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the fellon... | |
 | John Bell - 1788
...Heav'n expeft thy meed. O fountain Arethuse, and thou honor'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding Mincius, erown'd with vocal reeds, That strain I heard was of a higher mood i But now my oat proceeds, And listens to the herald of the sea That came in Neptune's plea ; 90 He... | |
 | English poets, Samuel Johnson - 1790
...Arethufe, and thou honor'd flood, 85 Smooth-ffiding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood: But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea; 0.0 He afk'd the waves, and afk'd the... | |
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O fountain Arethuse, and thou honoured flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crowned with vocal reeds, That strain I heard was of a higher mood. But now my oat proceeds, And listens to the herald of the sea, That came in Neptune's plea. 
