 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 ページ
...failors, tell me true, If my fwect William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard Uock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He fighM, and caft his eyes below : The cord (lides fwiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning)... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 ページ
...true love find ! Tell me, ye jovial sailors! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 ページ
...true-love find ) Tell me, ye jovial sailors, toll me true, . If my sweet William sails among the crew," William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slide* swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 ページ
...me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew." William", who high npon the yard ' Fork d »ilh the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He s^gh'd, ami cast his eyes below : The cord slides s-л iftly thro. igh his glow-ins; hands, And (quick... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 ページ
...Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below ; The cord glides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shots close his pinions to his breast, If chance his... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 ページ
...true-love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard • • • Rock'd...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 ページ
...true-love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew." place where he arose." — Ch. i. 5. " The wind goeth...towards the south, and turneth about unto the north. sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 364 ページ
...sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew. " * Probably Ward and Gildon. jf. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands., And (quick as... | |
 | 1821 - 154 ページ
...Soon as her well known voice he heard, He sigVd, and cast his eyes below. Tile cord glides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Siiuts close in his pinions to his breast, If chance... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 ページ
...true love find ! Tell me, ye jovial sailors ! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
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The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest.... 
