 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...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 eternity. « Though with those streams he no resemblance hold « Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold.... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 290 pages
...the hill, surveys Where Thames among the wanton rallies strays : Thames ! the most lov'd of all the ocean's sons By his old Sire to his embraces runs,...tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; Tho' with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold : His genuine... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 472 pages
...admira. tion and perhaps of envy by every succeeding poet. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's SODS By his old sire, to his embraces runs; Hasting to...the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confin'd, But free and common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to boast or... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - Natural history - 1818 - 492 pages
...perhaps of envy by every succeeding poet. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sice, to his embraces runs ; Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, • Like mortal life to meet eternity. N«r are his blessings to his banks confin'd, But freeand common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to... | |
 | John Evans - England - 1818 - 564 pages
...— Thames, the most lov'd of all the ocean's sous, By his old sire to his embraces runs, Hastening to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ! * See a pleasing volume of Poems, by A. Flowerdew, who now presides over a respectable seminary for... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - English literature - 1820 - 470 pages
...valleys strays, Thames, the most loved of all the Ocean's sons, By his old sire, to his embraces runs t Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal Life to meet Eternity. Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold; His genuine... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 476 pages
...strays, Thames, the most loved of all the Ocean's sons, By hig old sire, to his embraces runt : Hatting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal Life to meet Eternity, Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold; His genuine... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - Natural history - 1821 - 462 pages
...objects of admiration and perhaps of envy by every succeeding poet. Thames, the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs...the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confinM, But free and common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to boast or... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Wonder - 1821 - 788 pages
...Thames, the Severn, the Trent, and the Humber. THE THAMES. Thames, the most lov'd of all ihe OcearPs sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs; • Hasting...the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confin'tl, But free and common as the sea or wind ; Where he, to boast or... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Curiosities and wonders - 1821 - 768 pages
...the Thames, the Severn, the Trent, and the Humber. . THE THAMES. 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, i.ike mortal life to meet eternity. Nor are his blessings to his banks confin'd, But free and common... | |
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Thames ! the most loved 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 ; Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel... 
