No STIR in the air, no stir in the sea: The ship was still as she could be; Her sails from heaven received no motion; Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either sign or sound of their shock, The waves flowed over the Inchcape Rock; So little they... Selected Poems of Robert Southey - Page 282by Robert Southey - 1888 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1804 - 494 pages
...Bequests to unborn ages shall remain, And mark — that VIRTUE HAS NOT HV'D IN VAIN. v* THE INCHCAPE ROCK. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from Heav'n receiv'd no motion—- Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| 1805 - 490 pages
...unborn ages shall remain, And mark — that VIKTUE HAS NOT LIV'B IN VAIX. p 4 THE INCHCAPE ROCK. ' No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, •. The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from Heav'n receiv'd no motion — Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| 1805 - 500 pages
...Bequests to unborn ages shall remain, And mark — that VIRTUE HA* NOT HV'D IN VAIN, THE INCHCAPE ROCK. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from Heav'n receiv'd no motion — Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| 1812 - 560 pages
...present age forms a strong and happy sontrasl with the barbarism of ancient times. THE INCHCAPB BELL. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from heav'n receiv'd no motion, Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1812 - 562 pages
...present age forms a strong and happy contrast with the barbarism of ancient times. THE INCHCAPE BELL. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from heav'n receiv'd no motion, Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| 206 pages
...subject— ever on the watch to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of bis sorrow. ROGERS. £f)r Inri No stir In the air, no stir in the sea, The ship lies as still as still may be: Her sails have neither breath nor motion, Her keel is steady in the... | |
| Robert Southey - 1823 - 266 pages
...perished upon the same rocke, with ship and gcodes, in the righteous judgement of God." Stoddart's Remarks on Scotland. No stir in the air, no stir in...received no motion, Her keel was steady in the ocean. * See a Brief Description of Scotland, &c. by JM, 1633. Without either sign or sound of their shock... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...And instead of the ale that mantled there Was the murky midnight dew. LEYDEN. SIR RALPH THE ROVER. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from heaven received no motion — Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| 1826 - 434 pages
...to a graceful girl, Is Ruby, encircled by lovely Pearl. Young Arthur. THE INCHCAPE ROCK. Anonymous. No stir in the air, no stir in the sea, The ship was still as she might be ; Her sails from heaven received no motion — Her keel was steady in the ocean. Without either... | |
| John Docwra Parry - 1829 - 460 pages
...goodes, in the righteous judgement of God." — " A Brief Description of Scotland, fyc. By JM 1633." No stir in the Air, no stir in the Sea ; The Ship...Without either sign or sound of their shock, The waves flowed over the Inchcape Rock ; So little they rose, so little they fell, They did not move the Inchcape... | |
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