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.

Sir John Denham (1615-1668): Cooper's Hill. Line 165.

Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt;

Nothing's so hard but search will find it out.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674): Seek and Find.

We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine,

But search of deep philosophy,

Wit, eloquence, and poetry;

Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine.

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667): On the Death of Mr. William Harvey.

And if we do but watch the hour,

There never yet was human power

Which could evade, if unforgiven,

The patient search and vigil long

Of him who treasures up a wrong.

Lord Byron 1788-1824: Mazeppa. Stanza 10.

Such as may make thee search the coffers round.

John Milton (1608-1674): At a Vacation Exercise. Line 31.

Vain, very vain, my weary search to find

That bliss which only centres in the mind.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774): The Traveller. Line 423.