 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.  The English Anthology ... - Page 46edited by - 1793 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anne MacVicar Grant - Scottish poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...Arethuse, and -thou honour' djfood, tl Smooth sliding Mincia, crown'd with crisped reeds, " Tliat strain I heard was of a higher mood, " but now my oat proceeds. MILTON. AIR daughter of that fleeting race Who fade like Autumn's leafy store, Welcome, my rocky haunts... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...fountain Arcthuse, and thou honor'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd 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 ; He ask'd the Waves, and ask'd the fellon... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd 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; He askM the waves, and ask'd the felon... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...fountain Arethuse, and th'ou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd 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; ยป He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...fountain Arethuse, and them, honour'd 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 : He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the fellon... | |
 | John Ferriar - Book collecting - 1812 - 202 pages
...Arethuse, and them honour'd flood, Srtaooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal teed*, That strain I heard was of a higher mood ; But now my oat proceeds, f * Id. ib. f Lycidas. Several inconveniences attended the artificial noses engrafted by our author,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, 85 Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd with vocal reeds ! That strain 1 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 ; 90 He ask'd the waves, and nsk'd the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...fountain Arethusc,and thouhonor'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd 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 ; He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the felon... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...fountain Arethuse, and thou honour'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius,* crown'd 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 ; He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the felon... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...Arethuse ! and thou hoiior'd flood, Smooth-sliding Mincius, crown'd 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 : He ask'd the waves, and ask'd the felon... | |
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