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...century past has imitated, are generally known. • " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream " My great example, as it is my theme ! " Though deep,...rage, without o'erflowing full." The lines are in themselves not perfect ; for most of the words, thus artfully opposed, are to be understood simply...

...the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream, My great example, as it is ray theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet...dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Heaven her Eridanus no more shall boast, Whose fame in thine, like lesser current, 'a last. You will...

...strange, . . While his fair bosom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream, My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not d«H j Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Heaven her Bridanus no more shall boast,...

...strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thce, and make thy stream . « -My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep,...dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. DENHAM. THIS fine river, if considered respectively to its course tiul navigation, is not to be equalled...

...strange, While his fair bosom is the world's cxclmnge. O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep,...dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Although it is the current opinion that the Thames had its name from the conjunction of the Tharae...

...strangcr While his fair bosom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thec, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; Strongwithout rage, without o'erflowing full. DEMI AM. THIS fine river, if considered respectively...

...Flout, Welsted, Jlow! &c.] Parody on Denham. Cooper's ' O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme : Though deep,...Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing, full!* 177 Embrace, embrace, my sons! be foes no more.'] VIRG. j£n. VI. , ' Ne tanta animis assneseite bella,...

...strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee; and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme; Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage, without p'erflowing full; Heaven her Eridanus no more shall boast, Whose...

...a century past has imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep,...rage, without o'erflowing full." The lines are in themselves not perfect; for most of the words, thus artfully opposed, are to be understood simply on...