 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 Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 590 pages
...the beautiful and often-quoted passage descriptive of the Thames : — Thames — the most loved of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire— to his embraces...hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold, His genius and less guilty wealth to explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore ; O'er which... | |
 | Yorkshire (England) - 1873 - 586 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Humber through the fertile valley strays : Humber, 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 b'fe to meet eternity." INSCRIPTIONS ON THE CHURCH BELLS OF THE EAST RIDING. Communicated by W. CONBITT... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1873 - 444 pages
...hill, surveys Whete Thames among thé wanton valleys strays : Tuâmes, thé most lov'd of ail thé Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to thé sea, Like mortal liï'e to meet eternity. Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like profuse kings,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1875 - 794 pages
...in that sea must sink: Time's nothing but a word; a million Is full as far from infinite as one. 16o Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. SIR J. DENHAM. He first the fate of Gesar did foretell, And pitied Rome when Rome in Caesar fell; In... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays ; Thames, the most loved of have a vigilant eye how books demean themselves as...sharpest justice on them as malefactors ; for books are remembrance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth to... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 pages
...that soar above Enjoy such liberty. SIR JOHN DENHAM. [1615-1668 From COOPER'S HILL. Line 162. Thames Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. . . . O, could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example as it is my theme ! Though deep,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1882 - 1002 pages
...surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays : Thames, the most loved of all the Ocean's sous ing billow ; — oven while Whoso foam is amber, and their gravel gold; His genuino and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search uot... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 562 pages
...descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strayi. '. 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... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1883 - 516 pages
...wanton valleys strays : Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraees runs : Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor with a sudden and impetnous wave, Like profuse kings, rosumes the wealth he gave. No unexpected... | |
 | English poetry - 1885 - 686 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 grave! gold, His genuine and less guilty wealth to... | |
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