 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 484 pages
...Defarts, Woods in Cities 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,... | |
 | Philip Neve - English poetry - 1789 - 164 pages
...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, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; Strong, without rage ; without o'erflowing, full. Heav'n her Ertdanus no more fhall boaft... | |
 | William Beckford - Agriculture - 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... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - London (England) - 1790 - 556 pages
...deferts, woods in cities plants : So that to us nothing, no place is flrange, While his fair bofom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftrcam My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong,... | |
 | John Bew - 1793 - 330 pages
...deferts, woods in cities plant . Say 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 itream My great example, as it is my theme l Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull; Strong... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1789 - 488 pages
...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 , Heav'n her... | |
 | John Moore - Anecdotes - 1795 - 508 pages
...deferts, woods in cities 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 ftream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strong... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...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... | |
 | T. Bowen - 1799 - 76 pages
...to us and makes both Indies ours; 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 ftream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep yet clear ; tho' gentle yet not dull; Strong... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...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... | |
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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. 
