| John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...Fountain Arethufe, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood: But now my Oat proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the Sea That came in Neptune's plea, He ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon... | |
| Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...crown'd with vocal reeds, That (train I heard was of a higher mood: But now my Oate proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the Sea ' That came in Neptune's...ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon winds, What hard miihap hath doom'd this gentle Twain! And queltion'd evety guft of rugged wings That blows from off... | |
| John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my Dare proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the Sea That came in Neptune's plea,...ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon winds, What hard mi(hap hath doom'd this genrle fwain ? And queftion'd every guft of rugged wings That blows from o(f... | |
| John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...ftrain I heard was of -a higher mood: But now my Oate proceeds, And liftens to the Herald of the SeaThat came in Neptune's plea, He ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the Fellon windy, What hard miffiap hath doom'd this gentle fwain! And queftien'd every guft of rugged wings That... | |
| John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...fountain Arethufe, and thouhonor'd flood, 85 Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood: But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea; 90 He afk'd the waves, and afle'd the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pages
...Arethufe, and thou honor'd flood, $5 Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea; ya He aflc'd the waves, and aflc'd the... | |
| 1781 - 512 pages
...fountain Arethufe, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea. He aflt'd the waves, and afli'd the felon... | |
| John Milton - 1785 - 698 pages
...fountain Arethufe, and thou honbur'd flood, Smooth-fliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds ! That flrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea ; He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the fellon... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 630 pages
...Heav'n expeft thy meed. O fountain Arethuse, and thou honor'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding Mincius, erown'd with vocal reeds, That strain I heard was of a higher mood i But now my oat proceeds, And listens to the herald of the sea That came in Neptune's plea ; 90 He... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Arethufe, and thou honor'd flood, 85 Smooth-ffiding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds, That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood: But now my oat proceeds, And liftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea; 0.0 He afk'd the waves, and afk'd the... | |
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