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
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 738 pages
...valleys strays : Thames, the most lov'd of ail the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runa; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like profuse kings, resumes the wealth hegave. No unexpected... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 442 pages
...from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays : Thames, the most lov'd of ail the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like profuse kings, resumes the wealth he gave. N'o unexpected... | |
| Double acrostics - 1866 - 280 pages
..." "Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white, Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on." 3. " Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity." 4. " That which he gave mo, which he said was precious And cordial to me, have I not found it Murderous... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 446 pages
...surveys • 'Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays : Thames, the most lov'd of ail the Oceans sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribuie to the sea, Like mortal lil'e to meet eternity. Nqr with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like... | |
| sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 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 runs, 5 Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; Though with those streams... | |
| English poems - 1870 - 722 pages
...from the hill, surveys 1V1 where Thames among the wanton valleys strays ; Thames the most loved of all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no remembrance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth to... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 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...to meet eternity. Though with those streams he no remembrance hold Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth to explore,... | |
| Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 538 pages
...poplars in connection with the Thames, that ho had in view Denham's description in Cooper's Hill : Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold. — WAKEriELn. The sisters of Phaeton, according to the classical fable, were, upon the death of their... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - English poetry - 1872 - 396 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...to meet eternity ; Though with those streams he no remembrance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth t'... | |
| Henry Taunt - Thames River (England) - 1872 - 130 pages
...from this hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valley strays : — Thames, the most loved of all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces...tribute to the sea ; Like mortal life to meet eternity. ****** .... Godlike his unwearied bounty flows ; First loves to do, then loves the good he does." Fishing.... | |
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