 | 1850 - 580 pages
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 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pages
...soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, b I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow, To breathe a second spring. Say, Father THAMES, for thou hast seen The paths of pleasure trace; Who foremost now delight to cleave, "With pliant arm, thy glassy wave?... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 276 pages
...wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. 3 Say, father Thames ! for thou hast seen Full many...thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral 1 What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball 1 4 While... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 pages
...recalling one of the most finished poems of our most finished poet — " Say, Father Thames, for thou ha»t seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace ; AVho foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthrall?... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 pages
...recalling one of the most finished poems of our most finished poet— " Say, Father Thames, for thoa hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green. The path» of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave AVith pliant arm thy glassy ware ? The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 pages
...and unworthy objection to the next stanza of the poem. Speaking of the address to the Thames — " Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race ; " he says, " Father Thames has no better means of knowing than himself." He should have left this... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...seem to soothe, And, redolent4 of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames ! 5 for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting...cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet6 which enthral? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying... | |
 | 1856 - 754 pages
...waving fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for...margent green, The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost ndw delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pages
...waving fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, Father Thames, for...on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace, 118 Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral... | |
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Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthrall? 
