 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pàgines
...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 ! *• Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'er-flowmg full." The lines are in themfelves not perfeft... | |
 | John Moore - 1787 - 548 pàgines
...ftrange, While his fair bofom is the world's exchange, 0 could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear j though gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Heaven her Eridanus no... | |
 | Philip Neve - 1789 - 164 pàgines
...anywhere equalled. Thefe Thefe celebrated verfes however, O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream. My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep,...Strong, without rage ; without o'erflowing, full. Heav'n her Ertdanus no more fhall boaft ; Her fame in thine, like lefler currents, loft ; Thy nobler... | |
 | William Beckford - 1790
...critic has beftowed a very warm and elegant encomium. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strpng without rage, without o'er-flowing, full. Of this gigantic prodigy of literary perfeverance... | |
 | John Moore - 1795 - 508 pàgines
...ftrange, While his fair bofom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep,...dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Heaven her Eridanus no more fhall boaft, Whofe fame in thine, like lefler current 's loft. You will... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1789 - 488 pàgines
...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 , Heav'n her... | |
 | T. Bowen - 1799 - 76 pàgines
...ftrange, While his fair bofom is the World's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep yet clear ; tho' gentle yet not dull; Strong without rage, without overflowing full. Who that beholds thee, NILE,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...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 not dull; " Strong without rage, without o'erfloiving full." The lines arc in themselves not perfect... | |
 | John Bell - 1800 - 440 pàgines
...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 i Tho'deep yet clear, tho' gentle yet not dull i • Strong without rage, ni;hout o'erfiov*inc full.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...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 net dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'crflo*ing full." The lines are in themselves not perfect... | |
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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. 
