 He Has vindicated Eloquence and Wit. His candid Stile like a clean Stream does slide, And his bright Fancy all the way Does like the Sun-shine in it play ; It does like Thames, the best of Rivers, glide, Where the God does not rudely overturn, But gently...  A new and general biographical dictionary - Page 483by New and general biographical dictionary - 1762Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Sprat - 1667 - 470 pages
...Where the God does not rudely overturn, But gently pour the Cryftal Vrn, And with judicious hand doss the whole Current guide. T' has all the Beauties Nature...And all the comely Drefs without the paint of Art. AN Advertifement to the Reader. tJe Reader is intreated to take notice. That much of this Difcourf... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...But gentry pour the chryftal Urn, And with judicious Hands does the whole Torrent guide ; *T has all Beauties Nature can impart, And all the comely Drefs, without the Paint of Art. • Cnl. Thy even Thoughts with fo much Plainnefs flow, Their Senfe untutor'd Infancy may know : Yet... | |
 | Thomas Sprat - 1722 - 470 pages
...rudely overturn, But gently pour the cryflal Urn, And with judicious Hand does the whole Current guide. H'as all the Beauties Nature can impart, And all the comely <Drefs without the Taint of Art. A. COWLEY. AN ADVERTISEMENT TOTHE READER. Q HE Reader is entreated to take Notice, that... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...pour, the cryftal urn, And with judicious hand does the whole current guide. [o] Dr. Sprat. - 'Thas "T has all the beauties, nature can impart, And all the comely drefs, without the paint of art. END OF THE POEMS. IIAEON HMIST HANTOS. A PROPOSITION I, A » PROPOSITION FOR •• . : I . ! The ADVANCEMENT... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...rivers, glide, Where the god does not rudely overturn, B,ut gently pour, the cryftal urni An^ ^ith judicious hand does the whole current guide. 'T has all the beauties, nature tan impart, And all the cwmely drefs, without die paint of art* [0] Dr. Sprat. *-*.* 5CX.THE xx. THE... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
...glide, Where the god does not rudely overturn, But gently pour, the cryftal urn, And withjudicious hand does the whole current guide. 'T has all the beauties, nature can impart, Arjd 'all the comely drefs, without the paint of art, [o] Dr. Sprat. XX. THE COMPLAINT K. TN a deep... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 378 pages
...rudely overturn, But gently pour, the cryftal urn, Ahdwith judicious hand does the whole current guidei 'T has all the beauties Nature can impart, And all the comely drefs, without the paint, of Art. UPON THE CHAIR made out of Sir FRANCIS DRAKE'S Smfi Prefented to the Univerfity Library of Oxford,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...Thames, the beft of rivers ! glide. Where the God does not rudely overturn, But gently pour, the cryftal urn, And with judicious hand does the whole current...And all the comely drefs, without the paint, of Art. UPON THE CHAIR made out of Sir FRANCIS DRAKE'S SHI PI Prefented to the Univerfity Library of Oxford,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...overturn. But gently pour, the cryftal urn, And with judicious hands does the whole current guide. It has all the beauties Nature can impart, And all the comely drefs, without the paint, of Art. ELEGIAC POEMS. An elegy an tit death of Joint Littleton, Efq. fan and hrir tl Sir Thomas Littleton,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...Where the God does not rudely overturn, But gently pour, the cryftal urn, And with judicious hand docs the whole current guide: 'T has all the beauties Nature...And all the comely drefs, without the paint, of Art. UPON THE CHAIR MADE OUT OF SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S SHIP, PRESENTED TO THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OF OXFORD,... | |
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