 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pagina’s
...trial of skill, than a violation of the laws of morality. SIR JOHN DENHAM. O could I flow like tliee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my...; Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing, full. Of this famous passage, to which Dry den has nothing equal, and Pope nothing superiour, Dr. Johnson... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1806 - 498 pagina’s
...first printed edition of the poem ; though the general sentiment is there. О could 1 flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my...dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Hcav'n her Eridanus no more bhall boast ; Her fame in thine, like lesser currents, lost; Thy nobler... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pagina’s
...imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream " My great exampTe, as it is my theme ! " Though deep, yet clear, though...rage, without o'erflowing full." The lines are in J hemselves not perfect; for most of the words, thus artfully opposed, are to be unUS derstood simply... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pagina’s
...trial of skill, than a violation of the laws of morality. SIR JOHN DENHAM. О could I flow like Лес, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear ; though gentie, yet not dull ¡ Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing, full. Of this famous passage, to... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pagina’s
...morality. SIR JOHN DENHAM. О could I flow like tbee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is iny theme ! Thoug-h deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet...Strong -without rage ; without o'erflowing, full. Of this famous passage, to which Dryden has nothing equal, and Pope nothing supérieur, Dr. Johnson... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom 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'erflowing, full.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...j" and by Pope, in *is " Windfor Foreft." H. " Though " Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full." The lines are in themfelves not perfect ; for moft of the words, thus artfully oppofed, are to be underftood fimply... | |
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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. 
