 I fix'd my eyes 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,...  The works of ... George Crabbe - Page 243by George Crabbe - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1810 - 570 pages
...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 hold a thin...them, but they knew th' intent, And smil'd upon the o;ir, and down they wei\t. rj o : die: 3 me.' ,'they^ *' Now from that day, whenever I began To dip... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 408 pages
..." 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 hold a thin...on the top " Of the salt Flood and never touch'da dror>: " I would have struck them, but they knew th* in-* " tent, " And smil'd upon the Oar, and down... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 612 pages
...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 hold a thin...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... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 402 pages
..." 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 hold a thin...hand ; " And there they glided ghastly on the top ' '"'• u?l " Of the salt Flood and never touch'da drop : " I would have struck them, but they knew... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 372 pages
...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 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... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 338 pages
..." 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 hold a thin...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... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 452 pages
...: " But dream it was not ; no ! — I fiVd my eyes " On the mid stream and saw the spirits rise ; " I saw my father on the water stand, " And hold a thin...have struck them, but they knew th' intent, " And smiled upon the oar, and down they went. " Now, from that day, whenever I began " To dip my net, there... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 pages
...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 hold a thin...would have struck them, but they knew th' intent, And smiled upon the oar, and down they went. " Now, from that day, whenever I began To dip my net, there... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1829 - 338 pages
...dream : But dreatn it was not ; no !— I fis'd my eyes On the mid stream and saw the spirits rise; I saw my father on the water stand, And hold a thin pale hoy in either hand; And there they glided ghastly on the top Of the salt flood, and never toueh'da... | |
 | 1834 - 550 pages
...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 water stand, And hold a thin...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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