 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
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...descending from the Hill, surveys where Thames among the wanton vallies strays. Thames ! the mosl 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 ; tbo' with those streams he no resemblance hold, whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold: his genuine... | |
 | 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 runs, hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, ]ike mortal life to meet eternity ; tbo' with those streams Vie uo vesenvVAance hold, whose foam is... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...from the hill, surveys « Where Thames along the wonted vallies strays : « Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons, " By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; « Hast'ning to pay his tribute to the sea, « Like mortal life, to meet eternity. « Though with... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 286 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...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... | |
 | E. Polehamton - 1815 - 470 pages
...objects of admiration and perhaps of envy by every succeeding poet. Thames, the most lov'd of all (he Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are liis blessings to his banks confin'd, But free and common as the sea or wind ; • . 'Where... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - Natural history - 1818 - 492 pages
...perhaps of envy by every succeeding poet. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sice, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, • Like mortal life to meet eternity. N«r are his blessings to his banks confin'd, But freeand common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to... | |
 | John Evans - England - 1818 - 564 pages
...— Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sous, By his old sire to his embraces runs, Hastening to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ! * See a pleasing volume of Poems, by A. Flowerdew, who now presides over a respectable seminary for... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - English literature - 1820 - 470 pages
...descending from the bill, surreys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays, Thames, the most loved of all the Ocean's sons, By his old sire, to his embraces runs t Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal Life to meet Eternity. Though with those streams... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - Natural history - 1821 - 462 pages
...been objects of admiration and perhaps of envy by every succeeding poet. 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. Nor are his blessings to his banks confinM, But free and common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to boast... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Wonder - 1821 - 788 pages
...Thames, the Severn, the Trent, and the Humber. THE THAMES. Thames, the most lov'd of all ihe OcearPs sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs; • Hasting...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confin'tl, But free and common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to... | |
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