 twixt anger, shame, and fear, Those for what's past, and this for what's too near, My eye, descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 2371841Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays : Thames ; the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old Sire, to his embraces...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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...Garth, in his •• foein on Clarwnont," and by Pope, In his " Windsor For«tH H. On On the Thames. " Though with 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays ; Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...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... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1807 - 208 pages
...to his embraces run-, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal lite to 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... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1808 - 204 pages
...vallies strays: . Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's suns By his old Sire, to his embraces run, Hasting to pay his 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... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 210 pages
...vallies strays; Thames, the most IpvM of all the ocean's sons By his old Sire, to his embraces run, Hasting to pay his 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... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...descending from the hill surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays; ^ Thames! the most lor'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...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... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...descending from the Hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays: Thames ! the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal lite to meet eternity ; Though with those streams he no resemblance hold. Whose foam is amber, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton rallies strays. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resembtanc* hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealth t'... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...descending from the Hill, surveys where Thames among the wanton vallies strays. Thames! the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons, by his old sire, to his embraces...tribute to the sea, like mortal life to meet eternity; tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, whose foam is amber, and their gravtl gold: bis genuine... | |
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