 | 1857 - 280 ページ
...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 lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If, chance,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 ページ
...fro, Soon as the well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd and cast his eyes below ; The cord flies swithly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. " O Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall always true remain, Let me kiss off that falling... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 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 He sighed, and cast his eyes below: The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning)... | |
 | Joseph Addison, George Gilfillan - 1859 - 428 ページ
...true-love find? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew. 2 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 lightning)... | |
 | J. C. - 1860 - 218 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... | |
 | J. C. - 1860 - 196 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 east his eyes below: The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. And (quick as lightning)... | |
 | Henry Heavisides - 1860 - 144 ページ
...fro, Soon as the well-known voice he heard, He sighed and cast his eyes below. The cord flew swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. " O Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall always true remain, Let me kiss off that falling... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 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...to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard So the sweet lark, high poised in air, • Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 ページ
...sailors, tell me true If my sweet William sails among the crew." William, who high upon the yard, Rocked with the billow to and fro, 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... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 ページ
...sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew I" William, who high upon the yard Rocked with the billow to and fro, 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... | |
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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.... 
