 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 514 pages
...writing: " My eye, descending from the HILL, surveys " Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays: " Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons " By his old sire, to his embraces runs; " Hast'ning to pay his tribute to the sea, " Like mortal life, to meet... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pages
...reader : • My eye descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays : Thames ; the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old Sire, to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...COOPER'S HILL.) MY eye, descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton valleys strays ; Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity.... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...what's too near, My eye descending from the Hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays: Thames ! the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal lite to meet eternity... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...what's too near, my eye descending from the Hill, surveys where Thames among the wanton vallies strays. Thames! the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons, by his old sire, to his embraces runs, hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, like mortal life to meet eternity;... | |
 | Samuel Owen - Thames River (England) - 1811 - 416 pages
...to our own. My eye, descending from the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays. Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity.... | |
 | William Bernard Cooke - England - 1811 - 324 pages
...to our own. My eye, descending from the hill, surrey* Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays. Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity.... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...writing. « My eye descending from the hill, surveys « Where Thames along the wonted vallies strays : « Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons, " By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; « Hast'ning to pay his tribute to the sea, « Like mortal life, to meet... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 286 pages
...the reader : My eye descending from the hill, surveys "Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays : Thames! the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons • ' By his old Sire to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity... | |
 | E. Polehamton - 1815 - 470 pages
...fishes. The best description of this renowned river is to be found inSirJohn Deuham's poem of Gowper's Hill. It is as follows; and the fine simile with which...every succeeding poet. Thames, the most lov'd of all (he Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like... | |
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twixt anger, shame, and fear, Those for what's past, and this for what's too near My eye descending from the Hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton vallies strays : Thames ! the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces... 
