| British poets - 1822 - Страниц: 304
...almost every writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known : O could I flow like tbee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yetnotduH; Strong without rage, without overflowing fall-.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - Страниц: 478
...Dryden has commended them, almost every writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known: " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage, without overflowing full."... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - Страниц: 484
...Dryden has commended them, almost every writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full."... | |
| English poetry, William Fordyce Mavor - 1823 - Страниц: 502
...plants. So that to us no thing, no place, is strange, While his fair bosom i* the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee ! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ; Though deep yet clear, though gentle yet not dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.... | |
| 1824
...the very life-blood of the empire, bearing health and prosperity to the heart of the metropolis. " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example as it is my theme I , Though deep, yet clear; though gentle yet not dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full."... | |
| 1828 - Страниц: 746
...does not recollect the charming lines with which Denham describes the “silver river :“— “Oh! could I flow lik¿e thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme; Though deep yet clear; though gentle yet not dull; Strong without rage; without o'erflowiDg fulL Immediately... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - Страниц: 450
...almost every writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known: " 0 could I flow like thcc, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full."... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 504
...Dryden has commended them, almost every writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known: O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 674
...Dryden has commended them, almost every writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known: O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream *' My great example, as It is my theme! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - Страниц: 600
...So that to us no thing, no plaee, is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exehange. O eould I flow like thee ! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ; Though deep yet elear, though gentle yet not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.... | |
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