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 havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer... Gertrude of Wyoming, and other poems - Page 96by Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
| Daniel Scrymgeour - English poetry - 1850 - 596 pages
...Dane To onr eheering sent ns baek ; — Their shots along the deep slowly boom ; — Then eease — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or, in eonflagration pale, Light the gloom. VIL Now joy, old England, raise ! For the tidings of thy might,... | |
| English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble eheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back — Their shots...: Then ceased, and all is wail As they strike the shatter' d sail, Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. Out spoke the victor then, As he hail'dthem... | |
| Frederic Charles Cook - 1851 - 118 pages
...shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again I And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our...Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceas'd — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail, Or in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...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 the Dane To our...back : — Their shots along the deep slowly boom ;4 — Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or, in conflagration pale,... | |
| William Shannon - Irish poetry - 1852 - 294 pages
...ships, Like the hurricane eclipse THK UNITED EMPIRE MINSTREL. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our...Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail, Or in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. Now joy, old England, raise, For the tidings... | |
| English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...hurricane eclipse Of the sun.— " Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ;— Their shots along the deep slowly boom :— Then cease !—and all is wail, As they strike the shaiter'd sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
| English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...hurricane eclipse Of the sun. — "Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ;— Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then cease ! — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter' d sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light... | |
| Readers - 1853 - 458 pages
...drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the...Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail ; Or in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. Now joy, old England, raise ! For the tidings... | |
| G. F. Burckhardt - 1853 - 366 pages
...round the ships. Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. — IV. Again! again I again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our...back; — Their shots along the deep slowly boom Then ceas'd — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail; Or in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 pages
...the ihip*, • Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. — IT. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our...Then ceased — and all is wail. As they strike the shattered sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. — Out spoke the victor then, As he hailed... | |
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