 The merchant-sails were sped ; Yet oft, before its midnight doom, They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter roar ; — At length they saw,...  Select Reviews - Page 2011812Full view - About this book
 | James Montgomery, Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1853 - 926 pages
...They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair. THE SEQUEL. HE sought his sire... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1854 - 490 pages
...They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted Vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair. THE SEQUEL. HE sought his sire... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods now seen, now lost ; While every gun-fire spread A dimmer llash, a fainter roar, At length they saw, they heard no...Rumour hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall douht and fear and wish and grieve, Believe and long to unhelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1860 - 372 pages
...Cape of Good Hope, formerly called the Cape of Storms. — See Camoens1 Lusiad) book v. VOL. I. 15 A dimmer flash, a fainter roar ; • — At length...love and kindred's sake ; When these the voice of Rumor hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall doubt, and fear, and wish, and grieve, Believe, and... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1861 - 444 pages
...They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted Vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost : While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...voice of rumour hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, • The Cape of Good Hope, fonnerly called the Cape of Stoim Shall doubt, and fear, and wish, and grieve,... | |
 | Johannes Scotus (pseud.) - 1862 - 280 pages
...and, perhaps, holding high that golden lock, sank with her name on his lips to whom it belonged ! " There are to whom that ship was dear For love and...sake, When these the voice of rumour hear Their inmost breast shall quake, Shall douht and fear, and wish and grieve, Believe and long to unbelieve, But never... | |
 | 1865 - 380 pages
...Cape of Good Hope, formerly called the Cape of Storms. — See Camoens' Lusiad, book y. VOL. I. 15 A dimmer flash, a fainter roar ; — At length they...love and kindred's sake ; When these the voice of Rumor hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall doubt, and fear, and wish, and grieve, Believe, and... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1865 - 382 pages
...Cape of Good Hope, formerly called the Cape of Storms. — See Camoens' Lutiad, book v. VOL. I. 15 A dimmer flash, a fainter roar ; — At length they...love and kindred's sake ; When these the voice of Rumor hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall doubt, and fear, and wish, and grieve, Believe, and... | |
 | Author of Ellen Clinton, Mrs. - Woodward - 1869 - 552 pages
...wise ! Or else she could not have the wit to do this ; — The wiser the waywarder." SHAKESPEARE. " There are to whom that ship was dear, For love and...Believe, and long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache." JAMES MONTGOMERY. HERBERT'S fears regarding Ella's health were happily unverified ; for when, contrary... | |
 | Charles Bruce (writer of tales) - 1874 - 582 pages
...They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost, While every gun-fire spread A dimmer flash, a fainter...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd in sad suspense to bear The hope that keeps alive despair. THE SEQUEL. He sought his sire from... | |
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