 | British poets - 1822 - 328 pagina’s
...Dryden has commended them, 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 not dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 390 pagina’s
...of his protectors. IMITATIONS. Ver. 169. Flow, Welsted, flow!] Parody on Denham, Cooper's Hill. " 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,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 294 pagina’s
...pittance for pay. ^vV. Hill: IMITATIONS. Flout, Welsted, Jlow! &c.] Parody on Denham. Cooper's ' 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'erflowing,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 484 pagina’s
...has commended them, 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 not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 pagina’s
...has commended them, 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 not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 412 pagina’s
...thing of Ward's. IMITATIONS. Welsted, flow ! # Parody on Denham, Ver. 169. Flow, Cooper's Hill : " 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,... | |
 | 1828 - 746 pagina’s
...does not recollect the charming lines with which Denham describes the “silver river :“— “Oh! could I flow lik¿e 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'erflowiDg... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pagina’s
...of Ward's. P. IMITATIONS. Ver. 169. Flow, Welsted, flow ! #e.] Parody on Denham, Cooper's Hill; " 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pagina’s
...Dryden has commended them, 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 not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pagina’s
...Dryden has commended them, 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 not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing... | |
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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. 
