 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 ページ
...Tell me ye jovial failors tell me true, If my fweet William, if my fwettWilliam fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro, Soon as her well known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below ; The cord flides fwiftly thro' his glowing... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 ページ
...love find? Tell Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If my fweet William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well known voice he heard, He figh'd and caft his eyes below : The cord flides fwiftly thro' his glowing... | |
 | 1782 - 348 ページ
...true-love find? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If my fweet William fails among the ctew? William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billows to and fro, Soon as her well known voice he heard) lie figh'd, and caft his eyes bcloiy ; The cord flides fwiftly thro' his... | |
 | New vocal enchantress - 1788 - 344 ページ
...love find ? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, Does my fweet William fail among the cre.wr\ William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well-knojjvn voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below. .- ;. I . ^ ^ The cord flies fwiftly... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1788 - 502 ページ
...find ? Tell me, ye jovial Tailors, tell me true, If my fweet William fails among the crew. Willia??i, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well known voice he heard, He figVd, and caft his eyes below : • The cord flides gently through his... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 ページ
...jovial failors, tell me true, " If my fweet William fails among your crew?" Now in a hotter voice. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro, Again in a fofter tone. Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below;The... | |
 | 1814 - 640 ページ
...tell me true, Does my sweet William sail among your crew? II. William, who high upon the yard, Rocked with the billows to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sighed, and cast his eyes below: The cord glides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as light'ning... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1803 - 228 ページ
...came on board, Oh ! where shall I my true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, 180 William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows...and fro ; Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below. The cord slides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning,... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 ページ
...true Jove iimi ? Tell me, ye jovial sailor?, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your crew. William, who, high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and 1'ro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below; The cord flies swiftly... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 322 ページ
...tell me true, If my sweet William sails amongst your crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd by the billows to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below. The cords slide swiftly thro' his glowing hands ; And, quick as lightning,... | |
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Oh ! where shall I my true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, Does my sweet William sail among the crew ?" William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast... 
