 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 o'er-flowing full.  Catalogue of Rare Books - Pagina 19door Ellis (Firm) - 1728Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 pagina’s
...thing, no place is ftrange, While his fair Bofom is the World'* Exchange. O could I flow like thec, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theme! y / Tho' deep, yet clear, tho' gentle, yet not dull ! Strong without rage, without o'cr-flowing full.... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pagina’s
...World, and in his flying Tow'rs, -• Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours. O could Iflowlike thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theam!. TIIQ' Tho' deep, yet clear; tho' gentle, yet not dull; Strong without Rage, without o'erflowing... | |
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pagina’s
...plants. So that to us no thing, no place is ft range, While his fair Bofom is the World's Exchange. 0 could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My Great Example, as it is my Theam! Though deep, yet clear, theugh gentle, yet not doll, Strong without Rage, without e'er-flowing... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 pagina’s
...Shores, Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ourr. Vifits the World, and in his flying Tow'rs, O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theam ! Tho' deep, ye? clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong, without Rage ; without o'erflowing,... | |
 | Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 pagina’s
...plants. So that to us no thing, no place is ftrange, While his fiii Bofom is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Tliemc! Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull; Strong without Rage, without o'er-flowing... | |
 | Giles Jacob - 1723 - 414 pagina’s
...the World, and, in his flying Towers, , \ Brings Home to us, and makes both Indies ours. , O could 1 flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my "theme ! Tw deep, yet clear \ tho 1 gentle, yet nor dull; Strong, without Rage, without Overflowing, full;... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 pagina’s
...Brachiaque 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 without Rage; without o'erflowing,... | |
 | John Holmes - 1755 - 204 pagina’s
...ad fuperas inten itus cxtulit auras, &c. Virg. jEn. 5. See Sir John Denbam on the Ri ver Thames— 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 without Rage; without o'erflowing,... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1762 - 358 pagina’s
...Shores, Vifits the World, and, in his flying Tow'rs, Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours. 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'erflowing, full.... | |
 | 1867 - 878 pagina’s
...quoted and commended from the days of Dryden downwards :— " Ob, could I flow like thee, and moke thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though...; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full." Two other poets, from among a large number of obscurer names, demand mention, though we can only mention... | |
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