 To men of other minds my fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep, where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride....  An account of the island of Jersey - Page 288by W. Plees - 1824Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land. And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...fancy flics, Enbosom'd in (he deep where HolHnd lies. Mcthinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land; And, sedulous to stop the coining tide, Lift the tall i umpire's artificial pride. Onward methinks, and diligently slow, The... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...flies, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies;. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land;:. And, sedulous to stop the coming tide. Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onwards, Hiethinks, and diligeutlj' slow, The firm, connected... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...flies. Embosom 'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1816 - 408 pages
...fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies, Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land ; And sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride ; Onwards methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...flics, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. * Methinks her patient sons hefore me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward methinks, and diligently slow, The firm, connected... | |
 | 1817 - 694 pages
...manner.* «KETCHES OF FOREIGN SCENERY AND MANNERS. Noll. Batavia's patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land ; And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride ; While the spent ocean, rising o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pages
...manner.* SKETCHES OF FOREIGN SCENERY AND MANNERS. No II. BATAVIA'S patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land ; And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride ; While die spent ocean, rising o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...draws, Nor weighs the solid worth of self-applause. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected... | |
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