 | Mrs. Hemans - 1842 - 372 Seiten
...been abandoned ; and perished in the explosion of the vessel, when the flames had reached the powder. Upon his brow he felt their breath, And in his waving hair, And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud,... | |
 | 1843 - 184 Seiten
...the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son. " Speak, father ! " once again he cried, " If I may yet be gone ! " — And but the booming shots replied, And..." My father ! must I stay ? " While o'er him fast, thro' sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapt the ship in splendor wild, They caught... | |
 | 1843 - 826 Seiten
...son. " ' Speak, Father!' once again h* cried, ' If I may yet be gone !' And but the burning shrouds replied, And fast the flames rolled on. " Upon his...And shouted but once more aloud, ' My father ! must 1 stay?' While o'er him fast, through sail and cord, The wreathing fires made way. " They »rapt the... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 828 Seiten
...death below, His voice no longer heard. " Speak, father," once again, ho cried, " If I mfl.v vet l1e gone ! '* And but the booming shots replied. And fast...waving hair; And looked from that lone post of death In stili yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud. " My father! Must I stay ?" While o'er him... | |
 | William Russell - 1843 - 180 Seiten
...fire, and the guns had all been abandoned. " Sp&ak, father ! " once again he cried, " If I may yiit he gone ! " And but the booming shots replied, And...he felt their breath, And in his waving hair, And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet br&ve despair, And shouted but once more aloud,... | |
 | William Russell - 1843 - 192 Seiten
...lire. and the guns had all been abandoned. " Speak, father! " once again he cried, " If I may yet be gone ! " And but the booming shots replied, And fast...he felt their breath, And in his waving hair, And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet br&vc despair, And shouted but once more aloud,... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 Seiten
...looked from that lone post of death, Upon his brow he felt their breath, In still yet brave despair. " My father! must I stay?" While o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, And shouted but once more aloud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapped the ship in splendour wild,... | |
 | 1843 - 778 Seiten
...!' once again he cried, ' If I may yet be gone !' And but the burning shrouds replied, And fast ihc flames rolled on. " Upon his brow he felt their breath, And in his waring hair; And looked from that lorre post of death, In still yet brave despair. " And shouted but... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 Seiten
...the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son. " Speak, father !" once again he cried, " If I may yet be gone ! And" — but the booming shots replied — And fast the flames rolled on. And looked from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud,... | |
 | Jacob Abbott - 1843 - 264 Seiten
...And in his waving hair ; And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave, despair; 7. And shouted but once more aloud, " My father ! must I stay ?" While e'er him fast, through sail and shroud. The wreathing fires made way. 8. They wrapp'd the ship in splendour... | |
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Say, father, say, If yet my task is done ?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son. " Speak, father !" once again he cried, " If I may yet be gone ! And" — but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on. 
