O fountain Arethuse, and thou honoured flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crowned with vocal reeds, That strain I heard was of a higher mood ! But now my oat proceeds, And listens to the Herald of the Sea That came in Neptune's plea. Poems on Various Subjects - Page 276by Anne MacVicar Grant - 1803 - 441 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...Arethufe, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-Hiding Mincius, crown 'd with vocal reeds ! That ftrain I heard was of a higher mood : But now my oat proceeds, Aad fiftens to the herald of the fea That came in Neptune's plea ; 9° He aflt'd the waves, and afk'd... | |
| Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 pages
...Arethufe, and thou honour'd floud, 8 J 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 ; go He afk'd the waves, and afk'd... | |
| James Roach - 1794 - 272 pages
...fountain Arethufe, and thou honour'd ftood*, Smooth-ftiding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reed>j 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 afk'd the waves, and aftc'd the... | |
| 1793 - 376 pages
...Arethufe, and thou honour'd floud, 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 afk'd... | |
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