 | 1849 - 648 pages
...of stranded ships, The flames would leap, and then expire. And as their splendor flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main— Of ships dismasted, that were hailed, And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames— The ocean, roaring up the beach — The gusty blast — the... | |
 | William Howitt - 1848 - 432 pages
...of stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. And as their splendour flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed, And sent no answers back again. The windows rattling in their frames, The ocean roaring up the beach — The gusty... | |
 | 1848 - 808 pages
...flame« would leap, and then expire. And, as their splendor flashed and failed. We thought of wreck» upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed, And sent no answer back again. • The windows milling in their frames, The ocean, roaring up the beach — The gusty bliisi— the... | |
 | William Henry Channing - 1850 - 706 pages
...of stranded ships, The flames would leap, and then expire. And as their splendor flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main,— Of ships dismasted, that were hailed, And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames — The ocean, roaring up the beach — The eus'y blast—the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 476 pages
...of stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. And, as their splendor flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames, — The ocean, roaring up the beach, — The gusty blast, —... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. And, as their splendour flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames, — The ocean, roaring up the beach, — The gusty blast, —... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 256 pages
...stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. And, as their splendour flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that -were hailed And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames, — The ocean, roaring up the beach, — The gusty blast,—... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 470 pages
...of stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. And, as their splendor flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames, — The ocean, roaring up the beach, — The gusty blast, —... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - 1853 - 228 pages
...stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. « And, as their splendor flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames, — The ocean, roaring up the beach, — The gusty blast, —... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - 1853 - 228 pages
...of stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. And, as their splendor flashed and failed, We thought of wrecks upon the main, — Of ships dismasted, that were hailed And sent no answer back again. The windows, rattling in their frames, — The ocean, roaring up the beach, — The gusty blast, —... | |
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I could but mark; the leaves of memory seemed to make A mournful rustling in the dark. Oft died the words upon our lips, As suddenly, from out the fire Built of the wreck of stranded ships, The flames would leap and then expire. 
