 | John Evans - England - 1818 - 564 pages
...— Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sous, By his old sire to his embraces runs, Hastening to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ! * See a pleasing volume of Poems, by A. Flowerdew, who now presides over a respectable seminary for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 476 pages
...convey 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,...their gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore, On Strafford. His wisdom such, as once it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...much 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,...gravel gold ; " His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, " Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Stafford. " His wisdom such, at once... | |
 | 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 gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. On Strafford. His wisdom such, as once it... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Wonder - 1821 - 788 pages
...THAMES. Thames, the most lov'd of all ihe OcearPs sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs; • Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confin'tl, But free and common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1822 - 484 pages
...Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; Hastening tn pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life, to meet...their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth t 'explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." Pope was not insensible to the merit of Denham's... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 328 pages
...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 meet eternity; Though with those streams heno resemblance hold, Whose foam is 'amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1822 - 486 pages
...names, the most Inv'ci of ull the Ocean 's sons I!y his ol'l sire, to his embraces runs ; Hastening tn pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life, to meet eternity. Though with those slreums he no resemblance hold, Whose foHm is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...convey 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,...their gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Strafford. " His wisdom such, at once... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 504 pages
...convey 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,...their gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. On Strafford. His wisdom such, at once, it... | |
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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 meet eternity ; Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel... 
