 Rover walked his deck, And he fixed his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of Spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing ; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float ;...  Selected Poems of Robert Southey - Page 283by Robert Southey - 1888 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1804 - 494 pages
...heart was mirthful, to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat; And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Priest of Aberbrothok. The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
 | 1805 - 500 pages
...heart was mirthful, to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat ; And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Priest of Aberbrothok. The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
 | 1805 - 490 pages
...heart was mirthful, to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat; And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Priest of Aberbrothok. The boat is lower'd, the boatmen rowr And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1807 - 428 pages
...heart was mirthful to excefs — But the rover's mirth was wickednefs. , His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat} And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the prieft ui Aberbrothok." The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1807 - 406 pages
...— But the rover's mirth was wickednefs. His eye was on the bill and float — Quoth he, " My jr.en, put out the boat ; And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And L'll plague the prleft of Abarbrothok." The boat is kwer'd, the boatmen rov/, And to the Inchcape Rock... | |
 | 1812 - 560 pages
...His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float : Quoth he, " My men put out the boat, " And row me to the Inchcape rock, M And I'll plague the priest of Aberbrothock.^ The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1812 - 562 pages
...His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float : Quoth he, " My men put out the boat, " And row me to the Inchcape rock, " And I'll plague th« priest of Aberbrothock.'* The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape rock they... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...heart was mirthful to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the priest of Aberbrothok. The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 pages
...heart was mirthful to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the priest of Aberbrothok. The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...: HIS heart was mirthful to excessbut the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the priest of Aberbrothok. The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go ; Sir... | |
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