 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 gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth...  A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling [etc.] - Seite 141von Thomas Best - 1808 - 186 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...in his " Windsor Forest." H, On On the Thames. " Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, " Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; " His...explore, " Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Strafford. •4 His wisdom such, as once it did appear •* Three kingdoms wonder, and three kingdoms... | |
 | John Bell - 1800 - 440 Seiten
...sentiment with more weight than bulk. ON THE THAMES. ThoT with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth t'explure, Search not his oottom, but survey his shore. DN STiAFFORD. Km wisdom such, at once it did... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - 514 Seiten
...the sea, " Like mortal life, to meet eternity. *' Though with those streams he 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." Pope was not insensible to the merit of... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; Tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold : His genuine...for the ensuing spring ; Nor then destroys it with too fond a stay, Like mothers which their infants overlay : Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...those streams he no resemblance hold, " Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; " His fenuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, •• Search not his bottom, but survey his shore.1' On Straffbrd. •' His wisdom such, as once it did appear •• Three kingdoms wonder, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...and well might when he stood, So high above. Miltm. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; His genuine...t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his short. Dutai. t. To oversee as one in authority. 3. To view as examining. The husbandman's self came... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, , Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; His genuine...spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty for th" ensuing spring : Nor then destroys it with too fond a stay, Like mothers which their infimts overlay... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 Seiten
...bulk. • On the Thames. " Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, " Whose foam is amher, and their gravel gold ; " His genuine and less guilty...explore, " Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Stafford. " His wisdom such, at once it did appear " Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms*... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1807 - 208 Seiten
...meet eternity; Tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their "ravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his sbore; O'er which he kindly spreads bis spacious wing, And hatches plenty for the ensuing spring; Nor... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1807 - 446 Seiten
...than hulk. ON THE THAMES. • Though with those streams he no resemhlance hold, ' Whose foam is amher, and their gravel gold ; • His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, • Search not his hottom, hut survey his shore.' ON STRATFORD. ' His wisdom such as once it did appear ' Three kingdoms'... | |
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