 | Vincent Bourne - 1826 - 332 sider
...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...shrill note he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, GULIELMUS SUSANNA VALEDICENS. IN statione fuit classis, fusisque... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1826 - 334 sider
...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...shrill note he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Might envy William's lips those kisses sweet. GULIELMUS SUSANNA... | |
 | John Gay - 1826 - 376 sider
...glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. III. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd 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. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Might envy... | |
 | James Bolton - 1830 - 382 sider
...beautiful ballad of Black-eyed Susan deserves also to be noticed for the justness of its description: " So the sweet lark, high poised in air. Shuts close...pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill voice he hear, And sinks at once into her nest." Instead of retiring to woods and deep recesses, or... | |
 | Frederick Percival Leverett - 1829 - 376 sider
...lofty Lebanon bis head (gaudentia nibnina) adruce ! See nodding forests on the mountain dance ! 28. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (Pentam.}, If chance his mate1s shrill note he hear, And drops at once into her nest. 29. Nations behold,... | |
 | 1831 - 512 sider
...lofty Lebanon his head (gaudentia culmina) advance ! See nodding forests on the mountain dance 1 28. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (I'cntam.), If chance his mate's shrill note he hear, And drops at once into her nest. 29. Nations... | |
 | 1831 - 272 sider
...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 mate's shrill voice he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Might' envy... | |
 | 1834 - 480 sider
...; 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...pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hears,) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | 1834 - 358 sider
...thro' 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. The noblest captain in the British fleet Wight envy... | |
 | Frederick Percival Leverett - 1835 - 376 sider
...dance ! 28. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (Pentam.), If chance his mate's shrill note he hear, And drops at once into her nest. •39. Nations behold, remote from reason's beams (ellip.), Where Indian Ganges rolls his sandy streams,... | |
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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. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. 
