 | 1911 - 592 pages
...sea-fight narrative : ' Soft sigh the winds of heaven o'er their graves ' While the billow mournful rolls And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave.' Such lines contrast with the close, at once so gravely dignified and so simple, of the same poet's... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...gallant good Riou:" Soft sigh the winds of heav'n o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave! — 1 Captain Kiou, justly entitled the gallant and the good, by Lord Nelson, when he wrote home his... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...gallant good Riou : ' Soft sigh the winds of heav'n o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave!— 1 Captain Ttiou, justry entitled the gallant and the good, by Lord Nelson, when he wrote home his dispatches.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...gallant good Riou :' Soft sigh the winds of heav'n o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave!— « 1 Captain Riou, justly entitled the gallant and the good, byLord Nelson, when he wrote home his... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...gallant, good Riou :* Soft sighs the winds of heav'n o'er their grave! While the billow mournful rolls, . And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave. — * Captain Riou, justly entitled the gallant and the good, by Lord Nelson, when he wrote home his... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...gallant good Riou: Soft sigh the winds of heaven o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave ! — Campbell. 54.— The Fate of Macgregor. " MACGREGOR, Macgregor, remember our foemen ; The moon... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...gallant good Riou :* Soft sigh the winds of heav'n o'er their grave !: While the billow mournfully rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls. Of the brave! — * Captain Riou, justly entitled the gallant and the good, by Lord Nelson, when he wrote home his... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1821 - 254 pages
...gallant good Riou :* Soft sigh the winds of heav'n o'er their grave ! While the hillow mournful rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the hrave !— * Captain Riou, justly entitled the gallant and me good, hy Lord Kelson, when he wrote home... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...gallant, good Riou ; Soft sigh the winds of heav'n o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls. And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave. DE BRUCE, DE BRUCE. ALLAN CUNNINGHAM. De Bruce ! De Bruce !—with that proud call Thy glens, green... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1828 - 258 pages
...gallant good Riou :" Soft sigh the winds of Heav'n o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave ! — » Captain Riou, justly entitled the gallant and the good, by Jjord Nelson, when he wrote home... | |
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... think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore ! Brave hearts ! to Britain's pride, Once so faithful and so true, On the deck of Fame that died With the gallant good Riou : Soft sigh the winds of heaven o'er... 
