 | 1803 - 438 sider
...survives who lives an hour, In ocean self upheld ; And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried ' adieu.' At length his transient respite past, His comrades who before Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 330 sider
...feem'd, could he, Their hafte himfelf condemn, Aware that flight, in fuch a fea, Alone could refeue them: Yet bitter felt it ftill to die Deferted, and...And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cry'd—« Adieu!" At length, his tranfient refpite paft, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 sider
...survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self.upheld : And so long hs, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu ! " Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more.. For then by toil subdu'd, he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 312 sider
...survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — « Adieu !" At length, his transient respite past,, His comrades, who before £44 ON ASHLEY COWPEB, ESO> Had heard his voice in... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1812 - 446 sider
...still to die Deserted, and his friends so nigh. 167 And so long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd: And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — "Adieu!" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before , Had heard his voice in ev'ry blast, Could catch... | |
 | William Hayley - 1812 - 450 sider
...still to die Deserted, and his friends so nigh. 167 And so long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — "Adieu!" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in ev'ry blast, Could catch the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 434 sider
...survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd : And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu '." At Irr^th, his transient respite pr.st, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in ev'ry bla*t, Could... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 528 sider
...survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld; And so long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd : • • ; .: « • And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu !" Had heard his voice in ev'ry Could catch the sound no more : For then, by toil subdued, he drank... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 sider
...long survives who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld: And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd: And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried—" Adieu!" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 sider
...survives who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu !" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the... | |
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Could catch the sound no more: For then, by toil subdued, he drank The stifling wave, and then he sank. No poet wept him: but the page Of narrative sincere... 
