Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away, He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course for Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky They cannot see the sun on high; The wind hath blown a gale all... Selected Poems of Robert Southey - Page 282by Robert Southey - 1888 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1804 - 494 pages
...next who comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Phest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'daway; He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now, grown rich, with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
| 1805 - 502 pages
...around. Quoth Sir RALPH, the next who comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Priest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'd away; He scour'd the...grown rich, with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high; The wind... | |
| 1805 - 500 pages
...around. Quoth Sir RALPH, the next who comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Priest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'd away; He scour'd the...grown rich, with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
| 1805 - 490 pages
...who comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Priest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'daway; He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now, grown rich, with plunder' d store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1807 - 406 pages
...fteers his courfe to Scotland's fhore. \ So thick a haze o'erfpreads the fky, They could not fee the fun on high;" ,'• ' The wind hath blown a gale all day; • At evening it hath died away. On deck the rover takes his ftand, So dark it is, the/ fee no land ; Quoth Sir Ralph, " It will be lighter... | |
| 1812 - 560 pages
...Quoth Sir Ralph, " The next who conies to this rtfotl " Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothock." Sir Ralph the Rover, sail'd away, He scour'd the seas...now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his way to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erapreadsthe sky, They cannot see the sun on high : The... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1812 - 562 pages
...Quoth Sir Ralph, " The next who comes to this rock 'i Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothoclt." Sir Ralph the Rover, sail'd away, He scour'd the seas...for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd storej He steers his way to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They cannot see... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...burst around. Quoth Sir Ralph, the next who comes to the Rock Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothok. Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away ; He scour'd the seas...grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 pages
...burst around. Quoth Sir Ralph, the next who comes to the Rock Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothoki Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away ; He scour'd the seas...grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...burst around. Quoth Sir Ralph, the next who comes to the Rock Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothok. Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away ; He scour'd the seas...grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
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