 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
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 204 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; i Tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold : His genuine...less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, hut survey his shore ; O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty for the ensuing... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...gives ; Tho' with those streams lie no resemblance hold, . And in the mixture of all these appears ishtribf, Uart the quick taunt, and edge the piercing...To thee were solemn toys or cmptv show, The robes too fond a stay, Like mothers who their infants overlay ; Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Variety,... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 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. Lake mothers which their infants overlay;... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 490 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal lite to meet eternity ; Hiough with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth to' explore, tearch not his bottom, but survey his shore, )'er which he kindly spreads his spacious... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal lite to meet eternity ; Though with those streams he no resemblance hold. Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilly wealth to' explore, Search Dot his bottom, but survey his shore, O'er which he kindly spreads... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, like mortal life to meet eternity ; tbo' 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 infants overlay;... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 Seiten
...eternity; tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, whose foam is amber, and their gravtl gold: bis genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, search...kindly spreads his spacious wing, and hatches plenty tor th' ensuing spring; nor then destroys it with too fond a stay, ' • like mothers which their infants... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 Seiten
...with more weight thanljulk. • 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, " His wisdom such, at once it did appear " Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...Thinnes. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold j His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. OnStrafford. His wisdom such, at once it did appear Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms' f>ar.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 Seiten
...sentiment with more weight than bulk. On the Thames. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; His genuine...explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore. On Strafford. His wisdom such, at once it did appear Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms' fear.... | |
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