 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
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...England are the Thames, the Severn, the Trent, and the Humber. . THE THAMES. 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, i.ike mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confin'd, But free and common... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 328 pages
...descending from the Hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays: Thames! the most loved of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...mortal life to meet eternity; Though with those streams heno resemblance hold, Whose foam is 'amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1822 - 486 pages
...names, the most Inv'ci of ull the Ocean 's sons I!y his ol'l sire, to his embraces runs ; Hastening tn pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life, to meet eternity. Though with those slreums he no resemblance hold, Whose foHm is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...wanton vallies strays. Thames ! the most loved of all the Oeean's sons By his old sire, to his embraees t what I saw ( rf earth before searee pleasant seem'd....tree I xtatlen with fairest fruit that hung to th' resemblanee hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth t'... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 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...eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hoi*. Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - London (England) - 1826 - 556 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallics strays. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...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... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallics strays. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...convey ranch meaning in few words, and exhihit the seatiment with more weight than bulk. On the Thames. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam Is amber, and their gravel gold ; Hia gennine and less gnilty wealth t' explore, Search not In* bottom, but survey his shore. On Strafford.... | |
 | Guards - 1827 - 308 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys stray:. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance holds, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold: His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore. Search... | |
 | 1833 - 894 pages
...all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to hia embraces runs ; Hastening to pay his tribute to the Kta, Like mortal life, to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam ia amber, and whose gravel gold ; His genuine and less guilty wealui t'explore, Search not hia bottom,... | |
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