 The merchant-sails were sped ; Yet oft, before its midnight doom, They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter roar ; — At length they saw,...  Select Reviews - Page 2011812Full view - About this book
 | James Montgomery - 1810 - 218 pages
...They mark'd the high mast head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair. THE SEQUEL. HE sought his Sire... | |
 | 1810 - 590 pages
...mark'd the high mast head , Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...and fear, and wish, and grieve, Believe, and long to unbclieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'tl, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that.keeps alive... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 322 pages
...vessel, tost Uv winds and floods, now seen, now lost; \\ hile every gun-fire spread A dimmertlas.il, a fainter roar; — At length they saw, they heard...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The hope that keeps alive despair. THE SEQUEL. MONTGOMERYHE sought... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1811 - 630 pages
...Throughout the living world, This sole memorial of their lot t. Remains, — they were, and they are not. There are to whom that ship was dear. For love and...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair.' — p. 148. Let fne last poem... | |
 | 1811 - 454 pages
...They mark'd the high mast head Of that devoted vessel tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost, While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...more} There are, to whom that ship was dear, For love apd kindred's sake, When these the voice of Rumour hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall doubt,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1812 - 562 pages
...Thoughout the living world, This sole memorial of thqir lot | Remains, — they -were, and they are not. There are to whom that ship was dear. For love and...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair.' THE VOYAGE OP LOVE AND TLVIE.... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspence, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair. THE SEQUEL. • HE sought his Sire... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1820 - 594 pages
...Throughout the living world, This sole memorial of their lot Remains, — they reerc, and they are not. There are to whom that ship was dear, For love and...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair.' — p. 148. Let us now appeal... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1821
...They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...wish, and grieve. Believe, and long to unbelieve, THE SEQUEL. HE sought his Sire from shore to shore, He sought him day by day ; The prow he track'd... | |
 | 1826 - 392 pages
...They mark'd the high mast head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The hope that keeps alive despair. • The Cape of Good Hope, formerly... | |
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