 | 1848 - 744 sidor
...the favour of Queen Elizabeth and James admits of no dispute. Jonson's evidence is quite sufficient. Sweet swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee on our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 sidor
...shines In his well-toned and true-filed lines; In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James! But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 sidor
...his well-turned, and true- filed lines ; In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance, Sweet swan of Avon! what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James! But... | |
 | Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 sidor
...shine* In his well-torned and true-filed lines; In each of which he seems to shake a lance As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, TO see thee in our waters yet appear; And make those flights upon the banks of Thame% That so did take Eliza, and our James! But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 sidor
...go beyond him in literature some degrees." In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yet appear; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James! But... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 sidor
...In his well-turned, and true filed lines : In each of which be seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon ! what a sight it were, To see thee in our water yet appear, And make those slights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 348 sidor
...live, to act a second Part. Thats but an Exit of Mortality ; This a Re-entrance to a Plaudite." IM (e Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appeare, And make those flights upon the bankes of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 sidor
...shines In his weli-torhed and true-filed lines ; In each of which he seems to shake a lance Asbrandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet Swan of Avon, what a sight it were, \ To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Euza, and our James! But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 sidor
...first conquest of the Queen. That he did captivate her, is told us in Ben Jonson's poem just quoted : " Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and our James ! " King... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 sidor
...bestowed upon him by " old Ben, who persecuted his memory with clumsy sarcasm, and restless malignity.'' Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our... | |
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Sweet Swan of Avon! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James! 
