 And a bold, artful, surly, savage race; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and, as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye, Which to their coast directs its vent'rous...  The Mariner's Mirror - Page 215edited by - 1927Full view - About this book
 | 1807 - 532 pages
...surly, savage race ; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager' eye; Which to their coast directs its venturous wajy Their's or the ocean's... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 276 pages
...surly, savage race ; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's or the ocean's... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...surly, savage race ; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's or the ocean's... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...surly, savage race ; Who, only skill' d to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's or the ocean's... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1812 - 190 pages
...surly, savage race; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and, as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its venf rous way, •.. , . 3 Theirs,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 pages
...surly, savage race ; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and, as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent' rous way, Theirs, or the... | |
 | James Ford - 1818 - 432 pages
...savage race : Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, * or septennial bribe, t Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's, or the... | |
 | 1823 - 626 pages
...surly, savage race, Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe The yearly dinner, or Septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the toss'd vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous wav, Their's or the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 310 pages
...surly, savage race ; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and, as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Theirs, or the ocean's,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 334 pages
...surly, savage race; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, Wait on the shore, and, as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye, Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way; Theirs, or the ocean's,... | |
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