 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...impar, equitare in uiurulinu longa. And Gray alludes thus to sports : — Say, Father Thames, for tliou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on...pliant arm thy glassy wave? The captive Linnet which enthrall? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball? See... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou host enthrall ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ?... | |
 | English fiction - 1824 - 486 pages
...somewhat to the following effect ; the rarity of the quotation prevents us repeating it correctly : — Say Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, &c. &c. &c. At the very mention of Father Thames Gerard laughed outright ; and draggmg us away into... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND GENERAL INFORMATION, No. XIIL] SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1825. [PRICE 3rf. of public SAY, FATHER THAMES, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on this raargent green, The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arms... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a seeond ad request, " e raee, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure traee, Who foremost now delight to eleave... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Fore-edge painting - 1825 - 346 pages
...wing, My weary soul they seem to sooth, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. 20 Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Vcr. 11. Ah, happy hills ! ah, pleasing shade !] Mr. Wakefield here quotes from the Odyssey, O. 397.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Presses, Issues of - 1826 - 190 pages
...fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to sooth, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast...pliant arm, thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball f... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...fresh their gladsome wing My weary soul they seem to sooth, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father THAMES, for thou hast...pliant arm, thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed , To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - Poetics - 1827 - 468 pages
...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 thou hast...pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthrall ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ?... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to sooth, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, Father Thames (for thou hast...pliant arm thy glassy wave? The captive linnet which enthrall What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? While... | |
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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... 
