| Charles Dibdin - 1796 - 216 Seiten
...tale of diflrefs, And prove the moil conftant of lovers i To rancour unknown, to no paffion a Have, Nor unmanly, nor mean, nor a railer, He's gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave, And this is a true Englifii failor. BALLAD. N THE WAGS. BLEST Friendfhip hail! thy gifts poffifling, That happy... | |
| Charles Dibdin - 1841 - 406 Seiten
...rovers, Yet he'll melt into tears at a tale of distress, And prove the most constant of lovers. 58 To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave, — And this is a true English sailor. BILL BOBSTAY. TIGHT lads have I sail'd with, but none e'er so sightly As honest... | |
| 1842 - 504 Seiten
...of rovers; Yet he 'll melt into tears at a tale of distress, And prove the most constant of lovers. To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...railer, He's gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave; Tais was another distinguished writer of song., whose productions are known, ttd deservedly admired,... | |
| Charles Dibdin - 1850 - 424 Seiten
...of rovers, Yet he'll melt into tears at a tale of distress, And prove the most constant of lovers. To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave,— And this is a true English sailor. BILL BOBSTAY. TIGHT lads have I sail'd with, but none e'er so sightly As honest... | |
| William Jerdan - 1852 - 350 Seiten
...of the brain, and all the troubles and ills that were concealed within I CHAPTER X. NAVAL SEEVICES. To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...was, perhaps, merely a delusion of the mind created hy the latter two ; for my friends had got into the harness of husy life, whilst I had heen loitering... | |
| William Jerdan - 1852 - 352 Seiten
...brain, and all the troubles and ills that were concealed within I CHAPTER X. NAVAL SERVICES. To raneour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly, nor mean,...as fortitude brave ; And this is the true English sailor.—DiBDrri. LONDOX on my return to it presented altogether a different aspect to me. Three years... | |
| Charles Dibdin - 1863 - 366 Seiten
...of rovers, Yet he'll melt into tears at a tale of distress, And prove the most constant of lovers. To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave— And this is a true English sailor. SWIZZY. F, hold and brave, thou canst not bear Thyself from all thou lov'st... | |
| William Jerdan - 1866 - 514 Seiten
...since what must be must, And this is the mind of a sailor." And here is the concluding stanza : — " To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...Fortitude brave, And this is the true English sailor." To the measure of such stanzas, and the example of noble leaders, was the character of the naval service... | |
| William Jerdan - 1866 - 510 Seiten
...since what must be must, And this is the mind of a sailor." And here is the concluding stanza : — " To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly,...nor mean, nor a railer ; .He's g-entle as Mercy, as Fortitnde brave, And this is the true English sailor." To the measure of snch stanzas, and the example... | |
| 1873 - 584 Seiten
...he'll sigh to the soul o'er that enemy's grave, So noble's the mind of a sailor. • • • • • To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly, nor mean, nor a railcr ; He's gentle as mercy, as lnrtitudu brave, And this is a true English sailor. This doctrine... | |
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