 | 1819 - 480 pagine
...that strikes below That 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...wildly back, Before the broad-side's reeling rack, The dying wanderer of the sea Shall look, at once, to heaven and thee. And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 pagine
...that strikes below That 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...rush wildly 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... | |
 | 1835 - 842 pagine
...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 pagine
...that strikes below That 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 pagine
...strikes below That lovely messenger of death. IV. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave ; When death, careering on...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... | |
 | 1835 - 320 pagine
...that strikes below That 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 - 268 pagine
...that strikes below That lovely messenger of death ! Flag of the seas! on ocean's wave, Thy rtars shall glitter o'er the brave, When death, careering on the...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, — The dying wanderer of the sea Shall look, at once, to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendors... | |
 | 1836 - 362 pagine
...strikes below That 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...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, The dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1837 - 278 pagine
...that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave ; When death, careering on...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... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 304 pagine
...lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the bravef When death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round...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... | |
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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. 
