"And gold refined The sated mind, / Fastidious, turns to perfect dross."
Ocean. An Ode. Occasion'd By his Majesty's late Royal Encouragement of the Sea-Service.
At least 6 entries in ESTC (1728, 1730, 1743, 1751).<br>
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See <u>Ocean. An Ode. Occasioned by His Majestyâ€™s Late Royal Encouragement of the Sea-Service. To Which Is Prefixâ€™d, an Ode to the King: and a Discourse on Ode. By E. Young, Author of the Universal Passion.</u> (London: Printed, and Dublin re-printed and sold by George Faulkner and James Hoey, in Christ-Church-Yard, 1728). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T41916">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from <u>The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose, of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D., Formerly Rector of Welwyn, Hertfordshire, &c. Revised and Collated With the Earliest Editions. To Which Is Prefixed, a Life of the Author, by John Doran, LL.D. With Eight Illustrations on Steel, and a Portrait.</u> 2 vols. (London: William Tegg and Co., 1854).