 | 1803 - 438 pages
...nigh. He long survives who lives an hour, In ocean self upheld ; And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew,...past, His comrades who before Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more. For then, by toil subdued, lie drank The stifling wave,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 452 pages
...unspent pow'r, His destiny repell 'd : And ever, as the minutes jlew, Entreated help, or cry'd — "Adieu!" At length, his transient respite past, His...comrades, who before Had heard his voice in ev'ry Hast, Could catch the sound no more. For then, by toil subdued, he drank The stifling wave, and then... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pages
...die Deserted, and Ids friends so nigh. He Long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, '-self -upheld : And so long he, with unspent pow'r, . His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes JleW) ' Entreated help, or cry'd — " Adieu !" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 220 pages
...unspent pow'r His destiny repeil'd : And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cry'd— " Adieu I" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades,...in ev'ry blast, Could catch the sound no more. For then,'by toil subdued, he drank The stifling wave, and then he sank. No poet wept him : but the page... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 222 pages
...sea, Alone could rescue them ; Deserted, and his friends so nigh. He long survives, who lives an hour His destiny repell'd : And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cry'd—" Adieu I 4 ' j In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent pow'r At length, his transient... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...nigh. He long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self.upheld : And so long hs, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu ! " Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more.. For then by toil subdu'd, he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 312 pages
...nigh< He long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd : And ever, as the minutes flew,...transient respite past,, His comrades, who before £44 ON ASHLEY COWPEB, ESO> Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more. For... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...nigh! He long survives, who live* an hour In ocean, self upheld: And so long he, with unspent pow'r, At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before ' Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more: For then, by toil subdued, he drank The stifling wave,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 434 pages
...die Deserted, and his friends so nMt. fie long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd...flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu '." At Irr^th, his transient respite pr.st, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in ev'ry bla*t, Could... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 528 pages
...to die Deserted, #nd his friends so nigh. He long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld; And so long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd...minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu !" Had heard his voice in ev'ry Could catch the sound no more : For then, by toil subdued, he drank... | |
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Adieu!" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more: For then, by toil subdued, he drank The stifling wave, and then he sank. No poet wept him: but the page Of narrative... 
