 | Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 sidor
...ftrange, While his fair Bofom is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theme ! / Tho' deep, yet clear, tho' gentle, yet not dull 1 Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full. Heav'n her Eridanus no more fhall boaft, Whofe Fame... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 sidor
...Indies ours. O could I flow like chee, and mike thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theam ! Tho' Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong without Rage, without o'erflowing full. Heav'n her Eridanus no more fhall boaft, Whofe Fame's in thine, like lefler Currents, loft : Thy nobler... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 sidor
...both Indies our?. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theam ! Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong, without Rage ; without o'erflowing, full. Heav'n her Eridanut no more flull boaft, Whofe Fame's in thine, like leffer Currents loft: Thy nobler... | |
 | Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 sidor
...Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Tlieme ! Tho' deept yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ' Strong without Rage, without o'er-flowing full. Heav'n her Eridenut no more fli.ill boaft, WhofcFame in thine, like lefler Currenrs loft } Thy Nobler... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1729 - 262 sidor
...V. 163. Fhw, Vfd&e&, ftow.! &c.] Parody on Denham, Cooper's Hill. O could I ftow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme. Tho"...; tho' gentle, yet not dull; Strong, without rage ; without overftowing, full. ' V. 1 7 1 . Embrace, embrace my Sons ! be foes no more.'] Virg. Mn. 6.... | |
 | Isaac Thompson - 1731 - 212 sidor
...Song' When from the verdant Steep, the Thames he ey'd, In limpid Lapfe, and Silver Waves to glide ; " Tho' deep, yet clear, tho' gentle yet not dull, " Strong without Rage, without o'er -flowing full. Nor can the Mufe her C ow LE Y'S Name forget, Ah, ftill with fighs fhe... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 sidor
...Mn. 5. See Sir John Detfbam on the River Thames — O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream — My great Example, as it is my Theme ! — Tho' deep, yet clear j tho' gentle, yet not dull ; — Strong without Rage ; without o'erflowing, full — See alfo Ifaiah... | |
 | William Benson - 1739 - 108 sidor
...uncommon varying the Paufe, that the Harmony is owing in thofe two celebrated Lines of Sir "John Denham. " Tho' deep | yet clear ; | tho' gentle | yet not dull. *' Strong | without Rage, | widiout o'erflowing | full. This is one of thofe Myfteries in Verfification which the late Duke of... | |
 | Joseph Grove - 1742 - 494 sidor
...Jirange, While his fair Ecjbm is the World's Exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example, as it is my Theme ! Tho' deep, yet...clear, tho' gentle, yet not dull, Strong without Rage, without o' er-flowing full. The Marquefs of Dorfet was one, among other Noblemen, that retired into... | |
 | Samuel Say - 1745 - 210 sidor
...Order of the Words ; and the clofing the Couplet with the Emphatical Word Full, compleats the Harmony : Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong without Rage ; without o'erflowing Full. ' If there be any other Myftery in * Thefe Lines, I own it is beyond ray Skill to difcovcr it. But... | |
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