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" FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. "
Concerts of vocal and instrumental music as performed at the music room ...
by Oxford city, Holywell music room - 1808
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ...

724 pages
...Canadian voyageurs, immortalized by Moore in those exquisite lines — " Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on sliore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn." It was here the boatmen made confession,...
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Epistles, Odes, and Other Poems

Thomas Moore - English poetry - 1806 - 328 pages
...pronunciation of the Canadians. It begins Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontre Deux cavaliers tres-bien monies ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at...fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past ! Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl 1 And the refrain...
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Epistles, Odes, and Other Poems...

Thomas Moore - 1806 - 374 pages
...pronunciation of the Canadians. It begins Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontre Deux cavaliers tres bien montes; QQ Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn2. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the day-light's past ! And...
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Epistles, Odes, and Other Poems

Thomas Moore - English poetry - 1806 - 370 pages
...tres bien montes; QQ Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn2. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the day-light's past ! And the refrain to every verse was A 1'ombre d'un bois je m'en vais jouer, A 1'ombre d'un bois je...
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Epistles, Odes, and Other Poems, Volume 2

Thomas Moore - Irish poetry - 1807 - 214 pages
...that would receive us. But the magnificent scenery of the St. Lawrence repays all these difficulties. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn *. Our Voyageura had good voices, and sung perfectly in tune together. The original words of the air,...
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Magazine of Wit and American Harmonist: Containing a Collection of the Most ...

American wit and humor - 1821 - 154 pages
...cheerily, &c. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. Written on the river St. Lawrence. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time....fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past, Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But when the wind...
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The Wreath: A Collection of Poems from Celebrated English Authors

English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...countenance upon us. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG, WRITTEN OW THE RIVEK ST. LAWRENCE. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time....fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But when the wind...
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Beauties of the Scottish poets, or Harp of Renfrewshire, a collection of ...

Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...deary O. CCXLI11. FAINTLY AS TOLLS THE EVENING CHIME'. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our vnices keep tune, and our oars keep time ; Soon as the woods...fast, The rapids are near, and the day-light's past! * This Canadian boat-song, was written by Thomas Moore, Esq; to an air, aitng by tile boatmen in <l&scctuling...
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The works of Thomas Moore, comprehending all his melodies, ballads ..., Volume 2

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 344 pages
...chemin j'ai rencontre' Deux cavaliers tres-bien monte's j And the refrain to every verse was, VOL. It. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at...fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past 1 Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ! A l'ombrc d'un...
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The Works of Thomas Moore: Epistles, odes, and other poems

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 348 pages
...chcmin j'ai rencontre Deux cavaliers trcs-bien monies ; And the refrain to every verse was, VOL. II. i2 Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at...fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past ! Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to .curl ! A 1'ombre d'un...
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