| Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 páginas
...both, by ftriving to be greater, lefs. When a calm River rais'd with fudden Rains, Or Snows diflblv'd, o'erflows th' adjoining Plains, The Husbandmen with...Torrent, then a Deluge fwells: Stronger and fiercer by reftraint he roars, And knows no bound, but makes hk Pow'r his Shoar s. PREFACE TO THE Deftruttim of... | |
| Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 páginas
...Their greedy Hopes; ancithis he can cnddre: -¿ (379)_ But if With Bays and Dams they firive to-force His Channel to a new or narrow Courfe, No longer then within his Banks he dwells, Fu¿ft to a Torrent, then a Deluge fwells: Su'onger and fiercer by Reftrainr he roars, And knows no... | |
| John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 páginas
...greater, lefs. When a calm River rais'd with fudden Rains, Or Snows diflblv'd, o'er-flows th' adjoyning Plains, The Husbandmen with high-rais'd Banks fecure...Hopes, and this he can endure. But if with Bays and Dims, they ftrive to force His Channel to a new or narrow Courfe, No longer then within his Banks he... | |
| Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 páginas
...Rains, Or Snows diflblv'd, o'eiflows th' adjoyning Plain'j The Hufljandmen with high-rais'd Banksfecure. Their greedy Hopes; and this he can endure : But if...Courfe, No longer then within his Banks he dwells, Kirft to a Torrent, then a Deluge fwells: Stronger and fiercer by Reftraint, he roars; And knows no... | |
| Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 páginas
...Or Snows diflblv'd, o'erflows th'adjoining Plains, The Husbandmen with high-raisd Banki fecure Theii greedy Hopes, and this he can endure. But if with...to force His Channel to a new, or narrow Courfe; No longct then within hii Banks he dwells, Fiift to a Tonent, then a Delugelwells: Stronger and fiercer... | |
| Edward Bysshe - 1762 - 358 páginas
...River, rais'd with fudden Rains, Or Snows diflblv'd, o'erflows th' adjoining Plains, The Hufbandmen with high-rais'd Banks fecure, Their greedy Hopes...Torrent, then a Deluge fwells: Stronger and fiercer by Reftraint he roars, Andknowsno Bound, but makes his Pow'r his Shores. Dent. Thus rifihg in his Might,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 páginas
...river, rais'd with fudden rains, Or fnows diflblv'd, o'erflows th' adjoining plains, The hufbandmen with high-rais'd banks fecure Their greedy hopes,...torrent, then a deluge, fwells : Stronger and fiercer by reftraint he roars, And knows no bound, but makes his pow'r his mores. ELOISA E'LOISA TO ABELARD. The... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 292 páginas
...river, rais'd with fudden rains, Or fnows diflblv'd, o'erflows th' adjoining plains. The hufbandmen with high-rais'd banks fecure Their greedy hopes,...courfe ; No longer, then, within his banks he dwells, ■frril to a torrent, then a deluge, fwells : Stronger and fiercer by reltraint he roars, •And knows... | |
| 1781 - 516 páginas
...river rais'd with fudden rains, Or fnows diflblv'd, o'erfiows th' adjoining plains. The hufbandmen, with high-rais'd banks, fecure Their greedy hopes,...torrent, then a deluge fwells; Stronger and fiercer, by reftraint he roars, And knows no bound, but makes his pow'r his mores. O O *: AN ELECIACK ODE. WRITTEN... | |
| 1781 - 512 páginas
...river rais'd with fudden rains, Or fnows diflblv'd, o'erflows th' adjoining plains. The hufbandmen, with high-rais'd banks, fecure Their greedy hopes, and this he can endure i But if with bays and dams they ftrive to force His channel to a new or narrow courfe; . • No longer... | |
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