| John Milton - 1707 - 480 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 - 426 pages
...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 plea, He 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... | |
| John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 424 pages
...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, He 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... | |
| John Milton - 1759 - 414 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 - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...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... | |
| English poetry - 1781 - 512 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 fea That came in Neptune's plea. He aflt'd the waves, and afli'd the felon... | |
| John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 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 - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...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 - 1790 - 342 pages
...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... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...Arethufe, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-Hiding Mincius, crown 'd with vocal reeds ! That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, Aad fiftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea ; 9° He aflt'd the waves, and afk'd... | |
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