cross the bounding brook they make their way O'er its rough bridge, and there behold the bay ; The ocean smiling to the fervid sun, The waves that faintly fall and slowly run, » The ships at distance, and the boats at hand ; And now they walk upon the... The Borough: A Poem, in Twenty-four Letters - Page 326by George Crabbe - 1810 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1812 - 850 pages
...the Bay !-— The Ocean smiling to the fervid Sun — The Waves that faintly fall and slowly run, The The Ships at distance and the Boats at hand : And...be, Ships softly sinking in the sleepy Sea : Now arm inarm, now parted, they behold The glitt'ring Waters on the Shingles roll'd: The timid Girls, half... | |
| 1810 - 702 pages
...way O'er its rough bridge,— and there behold the bay! — The ocean smiling to the fervid sun — The waves that faintly fall and slowly run — •...sea-side sand, Counting the number, and what kind they b? , Ships softly sinking in the sleepy sea: Now arm in arm, now parted, they behold The glitt'ring... | |
| George Crabbe - 1820 - 346 pages
...way O'er its rough Bridge — and there behold the Bay I—- The Ocean smiling to the fervid Sun — The Waves that faintly fall and slowly run — The...Sea-side Sand, Counting the Number and what Kind they he, Ships softly sinking in the sleepy Sea : Now arm in arm, now parted, they behold The glitt' ring... | |
| 1834 - 424 pages
...way, O'er its rough bridge, — and there behold the bay ; The ocean smiling to the fervid sun — The waves that faintly fall, and slowly run — The ships at distance, and the beats at hand ; And now they walk upon the sea-side sand, Counting the number, and what kind they be,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1825 - 1096 pages
...way O'er its rough Bridge — and there behold the Bay I—- The Ocean smiling to the fervid Sun — The Waves that faintly fall and slowly run, The Ships at distance and the Boats at hand : itid now they walk upon the Sea-side Sand, •anting the number, and what kind they be, -•hips... | |
| George Crabbe - 1829 - 348 pages
...hoats at hand ; And now they walk upon the sea-side sand, Connting the numher and what kind they he, Ships softly sinking in the sleepy sea: Now arm in arm, now parted, they hehold The gliit'ring waters on the shingles roll'd : The timid girls, half dreading their design,... | |
| George Crabbe - 1829 - 338 pages
...the fen. id sun — The waves that faintly fall and slowly ran— The ships at distanee and the hoats at hand ; And now they walk upon the sea-side sand, Counting the numher and what kind they he, Ships softly sitiking in the sleepv sea: Now arm in arm, now parted,... | |
| 1834 - 512 pages
...their way O'er its rough bridge, and there behold the bay ! The ocean smiling to the fervid sun— The waves that faintly fall and slowly run— The...they be, Ships softly sinking in the sleepy sea." The lines marked in Italics strike us as exquisitely beautiful, both in thought and diction. The melody... | |
| George Crabbe - 1843 - 556 pages
...hand ; And now they walk upon the sea-side sand, IV.unting the numher and what kind they he, Snips softly sinking in the sleepy sea : Now arm in arm, now parted, they hehold The gliU'ring waters on the shingles roll'd : Tпe timid girls, half dreading their design,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...make their way O'er its rough bridge, and there behold the bay; The ocean smiling to the fervid sun, The waves that faintly fall, and slowly run, The ships...and what kind they be, Ships softly sinking in the eleepy sea ; Now arm in arm, now parted, they behold The glittering waters on the shingles rolled:... | |
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