 | James Booth (head master of the Caledonian schools, Liverpool) - 1881 - 232 Seiten
...peace ; — It sees the wild winds lift it in their grasp, And hold it up, and shake it like a fleece. The startled waves leap over it ; the storm Smites...within, Dashes himself against the glare, and dies. ' Sail on,' it says, ' sail on, ye stately ships : And with your floating bridge the ocean span ; Be... | |
 | George Walter Baynham - 1881 - 152 Seiten
...of peace; it sees the wild winds lift it in their grasp, and hold it up, and shake it like a fleece. The startled waves leap over it; the storm smites...sea-bird wheeling round it, with the din of wings and wind and solitary cries, blinded and maddened by the light within, dashes himself against the glare,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 698 Seiten
...of peace; It sees the wild winds lift it in their grasp. And hold it up, and shake it like a fleece. The startled waves leap over it ; the storm Smites...and dies. A new Prometheus, chained upon the rock, Still grasping in his hand the fire of Jove, It does not hear the cry, nor heed the shock, But hails... | |
 | Alexander Falconer Murison - 1882 - 448 Seiten
...of peace. It sees the wild winds lift it in their grasp, And hold it up, and shake it like a fleece. The startled waves leap over it ; the storm Smites...and dies. A new Prometheus, chained upon the rock, Still grasping in his hand the fire of Jove, It does not hear the cry, nor heed the shock, But hails... | |
 | William Morley Punshon - 1884 - 516 Seiten
...shines on steadily through storm and calm. Its fitting emblem should be the lighthouse on the cliff. " The startled waves leap over it ; the storm Smites...solid form Press the great shoulders of the hurricane. Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same Year after year, through all the silent night, Burns on for... | |
 | James Francis Cobb - 1883 - 346 Seiten
...that he had entered. CHAPTER X. THE FIRST WATCHER ON THE LONGSHIPS. " The startled waves leap oyer it ; the storm Smites it with all the scourges of...form Press the great shoulders of the hurricane." —LONGFELLOW. THE long, bright summer was drawing to an end, the days were gradually closing in. Autumn,... | |
 | 1882 - 430 Seiten
...Schilderung in seinem »Light house« durchaus zu : The sea-bird wheeling round it, with the diu Of whings and winds and solitary cries, Blinded and maddened...within, Dashes himself against the glare, and dies. Es gilt dies besonders von den intermittirenden Blinkfeuern, welche den Seevogel vollends verwirrt... | |
 | 1882 - 402 Seiten
...Schilderung in seinem »Lighthouse« durchaus zu : The sea-bird wheeling ronnd it, with the din Of whings und winds and solitary cries, Blinded and maddened by...within, Dashes himself against the glare, and dies. Es gilt dies besonders von den intermittirenden Blinkfenern, welche den Seevogel vollends verwirrt... | |
 | 1882 - 416 Seiten
...Schilderung in seinem »Ligh thous e« durchaus zu : The sea-bird wheeling ronnd it, with the din Of whings and winds and solitary cries, Blinded and maddened by the light within, Dashes himselt. agiiinst the glare, and dies. Es gilt dies besonders von den intermittirenden Blinkfenern,... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1883 - 662 Seiten
...peace ; It sees the wild winds lift it in their grasp, And hold it up, and shake it like a fleece. The startled waves leap over it ; the storm Smites...and dies. A new Prometheus, chained upon the rock, Still grasping in his hand the fire of Jove, It does not hear the cry, nor heed the shock, But hails... | |
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The startled waves leap over it; the storm Smites it with all the scourges of the rain, And steadily against its solid form Press the great shoulders of the hurricane. 
