Oh! while along the stream of Time thy name Expanded flies, and gathers all its fame, Say, shall my little bark attendant sail, Pursue the triumph, and partake the gale? When statesmen, heroes, kings, in dust repose, Whose sons shall blush their fathers... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With Memoir, Critical Dissertation ... - Page 213by Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1735 - 432 pages
...(Jince Life can little morefupply Thanjuft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free • .— O / -while along the Stream of Time, thy Name Expanded flies, and gathers all its Fame, Say, Jhallmylittle Bark attendant fail, Purfue the Triumph, and par take the Gale ? And /hall thy Verfe... | |
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...fevere ; 370 Con-eft Correft with Spirit, eloquent with Eafe, Intent to reafon, or polite to pleafe. O ! while along the Stream of Time, thy Name Expanded flies, and gathers all its Fame, Say, fhall my little Bark Attendant fail, 375 Purfue the Triumph, and partake the Gale ? And mall this Verie... | |
| William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pages
...Intent to reafon, or polite to pleafe. 3. A certain elegant Formation and Ordonance of Figures : O! while along the Stream of Time, thy Name Expanded flies, and gathers all its Fame, Say, fliall my little Bark attendant fail, Purfue the Triumph and partake the Gale? 4. A fplondid Ditfion... | |
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...Intent to reafon, or polite to pleafe. 3. A certain elegant Formation and Ordinance of Figures: O ! while along the Stream of Time, thy Name, Expanded flies, and gathers all its Fame, Say, (hall my little Bark attendant fail, Purfue the Triumph and partake the Gale ? 4. A fplendid Diction.... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...their glorimisends, Teach me, Hkethee, in various Nature wise, Tofall with dignity, with temper rise Oh ! while along the stream of time thy name Expanded flies, and gathers all its fame, Say, shall my littie bark attendant sail, Pursue the triumph, and partake the gale ? Shall Then this Verse to future... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 428 pages
...MR. POPE. INSCRIBED TO THE REV. MR. WARBURTON, [Late Bishop of Gloucester. J ' BY JOHN BROWN, DD O while along the stream of Time thy Name Expanded flies, and gathers all its fame ; Say, shall my little barque attendant sail, Pursue the triumph, and partake the gale ? PART I. FATE gave the word ; the... | |
| English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...wise, To fail with dignity, with temper rise—- Oh i while along the stream of' time tliy 11a1:1: Expanded flies, and gathers all its fame, Say, shall...my little bark attendant sail, Pursue the triumph, :: : u partake the r_ ,i>: i Shall then this Verse to future age pretend Thou wert my guide, phifcaupher,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...with temper rise ; Form'd by thy converse, happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe ; Correct with spirit, eloquent with ease, Intent to...pretend Thou wert my guide, philosopher, and friend ? That, urg'd by thee, I turn'd the tuneful art From sounds to things, from fancy to the heart ; For... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...temper rise ; Form'd by thy converse happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe ; 389 Correct with spirit, eloquent with ease, Intent to...its fame, Say, shall my little bark attendant sail, 383 Pursue the triumph, aud partake the gale ? When statesmen, heroes, kings, in dust repose, Whose... | |
| American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...friend, in the* Essay on Man, Ep. iii. " Oh ! while along the stream of time thy name, " Exparded, Mes, and gathers all its fame ; " Say, shall my little...attendant sail, " Pursue the triumph, and partake the gale !" It wiil be rather a matter of curiosity, if Ido net a) pear too trifling, to see how this beautiful... | |
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