And glorious by my sword.
Scott: Legend of Montrose, chap. xv.
SIR JOHN DENHAM. 1615-1668.
Though with those streams he no resemblance hold,
Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold;
His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore,
Search not his bottom, but survey his shore.
Cooper's Hill. Line 165.
Oh, could I flow like thee, and make thy stream