| British minstrel - 1848 - 480 ページ
...fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, lie sighed and cast his eyes helow. The cord flies swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. 0 Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall always true remain. Let me kias off that falling... | |
| Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 304 ページ
...true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your 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 light'ning)... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 ページ
...sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew 1 William, who high upon the yard Rocked with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard Ho sighed, and cast his eyes below: The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 ページ
...fto, Soon as her well-known voice he heard He sighed, and cast his eyes below: The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So sweet the lark high poised in the air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If chance... | |
| 1852 - 874 ページ
...true-love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew." c eA+}o!] 3'D q Y \ + L JR q 5 { |1 X...I ݡ ۸ + j K Y . 0e} ^ \ & `C sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
| 1853 - 456 ページ
...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 lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, ¡Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his... | |
| Douglas William Jerrold - 1854 - 306 ページ
...true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your 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 light'ning)... | |
| Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 304 ページ
...true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock*d with the billow to and fro, Soon us her well-known voice he heard He sigh'd and cast his eyes below ; The cord slides swiftly through... | |
| John Gay - 1854 - 314 ページ
...sailors ! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Kock'd with the billow to 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 lightning... | |
| Sir John Forbes - 1856 - 410 ページ
...on their rapid slide, without stop or stay, till the bottom is reached : " The cord glides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands." The process is rather startling at first, as it is not easy to be quite free from apprehension... | |
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