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 - 1824 - 450 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 and less guilty wealth to explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore." On Strafford. " His wisdom such, at once... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 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.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 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.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblanee hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Seareh not his bottom, but survey his shore, O'er whieh he kindly spreads his spaeious wing, And hatehes... | |
| 1826 - 300 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hoi*. 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 who their infants overlay ; Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like... | |
| Horace Wellbeloved - 1826 - 138 Seiten
...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 t' explore, Search not the bottom, but survey his shore; O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty... | |
| George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 556 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. 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 Ins bottom, but survey Ins shore ; O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty... | |
| George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though mth those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; * His...genuine and less guilty .wealth t' explore, Search not Ms bottom, but survey his shore; O'er which he kindly spreads bis spacious wing, And hatches plenty... | |
| Guards - 1827 - 308 Seiten
...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance holds, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold: His genuine...spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty for th' ensuing spring, &c. Cooper's Hill. This would have been a delightful retreat for the philosopher... | |
| Peter Cunningham - 1828 - 74 Seiten
...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. " In a letter to his intimate friend and... | |
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