 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...thunder, shrieks, shouts, tridents, and heroes. « Hearts Df oak, "our captains cried ! when each jpm From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. — IV, Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. 29 ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurriance eclipse Of the sun. IV. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 266 pages
...And her van the fleetef rush'd O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the suii. Again ! again ! again ! IV. And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd " Hearts of oak!" our Captain cried; wheu each gun, From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun, — Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack;. Till a feeble... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. 'Hearts of oak,' our captains cried!' when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again! again! again! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer... | |
 | Privateer - 1821 - 464 pages
...anticipate the scene, And fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. " Hearts of ouk" our captains cried, when each gun From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. CAMPBELL. the appointed hour Raleigh went on shore, and returned with... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1821 - 254 pages
...fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space hetween. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried i when each run From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun.— IV. Again ! agaia ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feehle... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1825 - 388 pages
...the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. VOL. iv. AA Hearts of oak ! our captains cried ; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer... | |
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Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back Their shots along the deep slowly boom : Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail, Or in conflagration pale Light... 
