 | George William Curtis - Atlantic States - 1852 - 214 pages
...he sings in his boat on the bay, O well for the sailor lad, That he shouts with his sister at play. And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still. Break, break, break, At... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1853 - 228 pages
...thoughts that arise in me O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! 0 well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat...stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! Break, break, break, At... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1853 - 228 pages
...thoughts that arise in me O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat...stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanish' d hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! Break, break, break,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 468 pages
...thoughts that arise in me. O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the- stately ships go on To the haven under the hill ; But oh for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...proof. One of these occurs in the Stanzas commencing " Break, break, break," and runs thus : — . the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! " The Poet who can write... | |
 | Henrietta Keddie - 1854 - 326 pages
...! And I would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me, Oh well for the fisherman's boy, that he shouts with his sister at play ; Oh well...sings in his boat on the bay ; And the stately ships sail on to their haven under the hill; But 0 for the touch of a vanished hand, and the sound of a voice... | |
 | Meta Lander - Congregational churches - 1854 - 344 pages
...that arise in me. * 0, well for the fisherman's boy That he shouts with his sister at play ; £ 0, well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat...stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! 1 Break, break, break,... | |
 | 1885 - 358 pages
...thoughts that arise in me. O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat...! And the stately ships go on To their haven under tbe hill ; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! TIE the... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fisherman's boy That he shouts with his sister at play ! O, well for the sailor lad That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To the haven under the hill ; But, O, for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 404 pages
...! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. Oh well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! Oh well...their haven under the hill ; But oh for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, break, break At the foot of thy crags,... | |
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And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! Break, break, break, At the foot of thy crags, O Sea ! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come... 
