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" On the mid stream and saw the spirits rise ; " I saw my father on the water stand, " And hold a thin pale boy in either hand ; " And there they glided ghastly on the top " Of the salt flood, and never touch'da drop : " I would have struck them, but they... "
The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: In Five Volumes. Vol. I. [-V.]. - Page 353
by George Crabbe - 1823
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The Borough: A Poem, in Twenty-four Letters

George Crabbe - 1810 - 402 pages
...Stream, " How it ran on, and felt as in a Dream : " But Dream it was riot ; No !— I fix'd my Ey«r " On the mid Stream and saw the Spirits rise ; " I saw...drop : " I would have struck them, but they knew th' in* " tent, " And smil'd upon the Oar, and down they went. ' " Now, from that day, whenever I began...
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The Borough: A Poem, in Twenty-four Letters

George Crabbe - 1810 - 612 pages
...upon the Stream, *' How it ran on ; and felt as in a Dream : " But Dream it was not ; No !— I fix'd my Eyes .', " On the mid Stream and saw the Spirits...they glided ghastly on the top " Of the salt Flood aad never touch "da drop : " I would have struck them, but they knew th' in"tent, " And smil'd upon...
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The Borough: A Poem in Twenty-four Letters

George Crabbe - 1810 - 372 pages
...look'd upon the stream, " How it ran on, and fyh as in a dream: " But dream it was not; No!— I fix'd my eyes " On the mid stream and saw the spirits rise;...water stand, " And hold a thin pale boy in either hand ; u And there they glided ghastly on the top " Of the salt flood and never touch'da drop: " I would...
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The London Quarterly Review, Volume 4

1811 - 566 pages
...upon the Stream, " How it ran on, and felt as in a Dream : " But dream it was not ; No !— I fix'd my Eyes " On the mid Stream and saw the Spirits rise...glided ghastly on the top " Of the salt Flood and never touched a drop : _ " I would have struck them, but they knew th' intent, " And smil'd upon the Oar,...
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The works of George Crabbe, Volume 2

George Crabbe - 1816 - 340 pages
...look'd upon the Stream, " How it ran on, and felt as in a Dream: " But Dream it was not; no!—I fix'd my Eyes " On the mid Stream and saw the Spirits rise; *' I saw my Father on the Water stand, " And bold a thin pale Boy in either hand; " And there they glided ghastly on the top " Of the salt Flood,...
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The Borough: A Poem, in Twenty-four Letters

George Crabbe - 1816 - 338 pages
...the Water stand, " And hold a thin pale Boy in either hand ; 262 POOR OF THF BOROUGH : [Letter 22. " And there they glided ghastly on the top " Of the salt Flood, and never tonch'da drop: " I would have struck them, but they knew th' intent, " And smil'cl upon the Oar, and...
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The borough

George Crabbe - 1820 - 346 pages
...: " But Dream it was not ; no ! — I fix'd my Eyes " On the mid Stream and saw the Spirits riie; " I saw my Father on the Water stand, " And hold a thin...have struck them, but they knew th' intent, " And smil'd upon the Oar, and down they went. " Now, from that day, whenever I began " To dip my Net, there...
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The Poetical Works of George Crabbe: Complete in One Volume

George Crabbe - 1829 - 348 pages
...look'd upon the stream, llov/ it ran on, and felt as in a dream : Bul dream it was not; no!— I fiYd my eyes On the mid stream and saw the spirits rise; I saw my father on the waler stand, And hold a thin pale hoy in either hand; And there they glided ghastly on the top Of the...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 123

1874 - 898 pages
...ran on, and felt as in a dream ; But dream it was not ; no ! — I fixed my eyes On the mid-stream and saw the spirits rise ; I saw my father on the...glided ghastly on the top Of the salt flood, and never touched a drop ; I would have struck them, but they knew the intent, And smiled upon the oar, and down...
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The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollok: Complete in One Volume

George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 pages
...look'd upon the stream, How it ran on, and felt as in a dream : But dream it was not ; no ! — I fix'd my eyes On the mid stream and saw the spirits rise...drop: I would have struck them, but they knew th* in: tent, And smiled upon the oar, and down they went " Now, from that day, whenever I began To dip...
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