 Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendors fly In triumph o'er his closing eye.  Gems of Poetry - Side 171850 - 252 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1819 - 480 sider
...lofty messenger of death. Flag of the seas! on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When Death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round...at once, to heaven and thee. And smile to see thy splendours flj, In triumph, o'er Ms closing eye. Flag of the frc<: hearts only home, By angel hands... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 sider
...lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! dn ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave When Death, careering on the gale, , Sweeps darkly...back Before the broadside's reeling rack. The dying wand'rer of the sea Shall look, at once, to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours fly, In... | |
 | A. B. Cleveland - 1832 - 496 sider
...lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas, on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frightened waves rush wildly back, Before the broad-side's reeling rack; The dying wanderer of the... | |
 | 1835 - 842 sider
...spirit, and might almost be supposed to be from a different hand. The images contained in the lines, When Death careering on the gale Sweeps darkly round...ru.sh wildly back, Before the broadside's reeling rock, are of the highest order of Ideality. The deficiencies * The expression "woven nir," much in-fined... | |
 | 1834 - 430 sider
...lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When Death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail. And frightened waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack. ^ The dying wanderer of the... | |
 | Joseph Rodman Drake - 1835 - 226 sider
...lovely messenger of death. IV. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave ; When death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | 1835 - 320 sider
...lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas, on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When death careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frightened waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, The dying wanderer of the sea... | |
 | 1836 - 362 sider
...lovely messenger of death ! Flag of the seas ! on ocean's wave, Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave. When death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round...look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours fly, In triumph o'er the closing eye. Flag of the free heart's only home, By angel hands... | |
 | Joseph Rodman Drake - 1836 - 108 sider
...round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, IV. And smile to see thy splendours fly In triumph o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free heart's hope... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1837 - 278 sider
...round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours fly In triumph o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free heart's hope and home ! By angel hands... | |
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