| Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 páginas
...plants. So t|iat to us no thing, no place is ftrange, While his fair Bofom is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theme ! / Tho' deep, yet clear, tho' gentle, yet not dull 1 Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.... | |
| John Dryden - 1716 - 412 páginas
...planrs. So that to us no thing, no place is ftrange, While his fair Bofom is the Wotld's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My Great Example, as it is my Theam ! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet nor dull, Strong without B.age, without o'er- flowing... | |
| John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 páginas
...plantr. So that to us no thing, no place is ft range, While his fair Bofom is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My Great Example, as it is my Theam ! Though deep, yet clear, though genrle, yet not Strong withour Rage, withour e'er-flowing full.... | |
| Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 páginas
...Shores, Vifit» the World, and in his flying Tow'rs, Brings home to us, and makes both Indies our?. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theam ! Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong, without Rage ; without o'erflowing,... | |
| Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 páginas
...planrs. So that to us no thing, no place is ftrange, While his fair Bofom is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Tlieme ! Tho' deept yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ' Strong without Rage, without o'er-flowing... | |
| John Holmes - 1739 - 202 páginas
...ad fuperas interritus extulit auras, &c . Virg. Mn. 5. See Sir John Detfbam on the River Thames — O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream — My great Example, as it is my Theme ! — Tho' deep, yet clear j tho' gentle, yet not dull ; — Strong without Rage ; without o'erflowing,... | |
| Joseph Grove - 1742 - 494 páginas
...plants : So that to us no Thing, no Place is Jirange, While his fair Ecjbm is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theme ! Tho' deep, yet clear, tho' gentle, yet not dull, Strong without Rage, without o' er-flowing full.... | |
| samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 páginas
...enquiry. The four verfes, which, fince Dryden has commended them, almoft every writer for a century paft has imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee, and make " thy flream e< My great example, as it is my " theme ! " Tho'deep yet clear; tho'gentle, yet '' not dull;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 páginas
...C ThThe four verfes, which, fince Dryden has commended them, almoft every writer for a century paft 'has imitated, are generally known : ,•'•' O could I flow like thee, and make " thy ftream wt My great example, as it is my " theme ! -" Tho'deep yet clear; tho' gentle, yet *' ,not,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 páginas
...enquiry. The four verfes, which, fince Dryden has commended them, almofl every writer for a century paft has imitated, are generally known : '" O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream " My great example, as it is my theme ! *• Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not... | |
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