 | Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 էջ
...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 էջ
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1729 - 262 էջ
...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" deep, yet...; 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 էջ
...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 recollects his Fate, With Love... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 էջ
...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 էջ
...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 էջ
...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 էջ
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 էջ
...Weljled,flow I &c . ] Parody on Dcnham' Cooper's Hill. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme : Tho' deep, yet...; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing, full. NOTES. VER. 169. Flow, Welfted, £stV .] Of this Author fee the Remark... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1752 - 208 էջ
...abufe, Yet dares to mew thofe ears, he ought to lofe. From • Parody on thefe lines of Sir J. DenhaBJ. Tho deep, yet clear, tho' gentle yet not dull, Strong without rage, without overflowing full. From hence to WHITE'S our virtuou* CATO flies, There fits with countenance... | |
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O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho 
