 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 páginas
...enquiry. The four verfes, which, fince Drydcn has commended them, almoft every writer for a century paft has imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee, and make thy flrcam •* My great example, as it is my theme ! " Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 486 páginas
...plants. So that to us no thing, no place is 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 nty Theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; tho gentle, yet not dull; Strong without Rage, without o'erflo... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 páginas
...plants. So that to us no thing, no place is ftrange, While his fair Bofom is the World's Exchange, O could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Fxample, as it is ray Theme! Though deep, yet clear ; tho gentle, yet not dull ; Strong without Rage,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 páginas
...enquiry. The four verfes, which, fince Dryden has commended them, almoft every writer for a century paft has imitated, are generally known: *' O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream " My great example, as it is my theme ! * By Garth, in his " Poem on Clarenjont," and by Pope,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1789 - 488 páginas
...plants. So that to us no thing, no place is ftrange, While his fair Boiom is the World s Exchange. . О could I flow like thee, and make thy Stream My great Example , as it is my Theme ! Though deep, y et clear ; th о gentle, yet not dull; Strong without Rage, without o'erflo ingfulll... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 páginas
...enquiry. The four verfes, which, fmce Dryden has commended them, almoft every writer for a century paft has imitated, are generally known: " O could I flow like thee, and make thy " ftream " My great example, as it is my theme ! " Tho' deep yet clear; tho' gentle, yet not " dull;... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 páginas
...night hideous." Sia!;esp. •ii.' 169. Flaw, l'relited,jiawl &cj Parody on Denham, Cooper's llil! : " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream " My great example, as it is my theiwe: " 'f ho.' deep, yet clear; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; - 5' Strong without- rage ;- without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...not bear «i rigorous enquiry. The four v«rses, which, since Dryden has commended them, almost eve writer for a century past has imitated, are generally known: " O could I flow like thee, and mike thy stream " My great example, as it is my theme ! " Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet... | |
 | John Bell - 1800 - 440 páginas
...plants. 186 So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom it the world-'sexchange. C O could I flow like thee ! and make thy stream My great example, at it is my theme ; 1 90 Tho' deep yet clear, tho' gentle yet not dull ; Strong without rage, without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 páginas
...rigorousenquiry. The four verfcs, which, fince Dryden has commended them, almoft every writer for a century paft has imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream " My great example, as it is my theme ! * By Garth, in his " Poem on Claremont j" and by Pope,... | |
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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'er-flowing full. 
