 | 1826 - 654 pages
...drifts along— At once she strikes with a dreadful shock, "Oh Christ! she has struck on the Inch Cape Rock!" Sir Ralph, the Rover, tore his hair, He curst himself in his despair! The rock had burst an opening wide, The waves rushed in on every side, Yet even in that hour of fear One... | |
 | John Docwra Parry - 1829 - 460 pages
...shivering shock, — " O Christ ! it is the Inchcape Rock ! " The Rover raved and tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair : The waves rush in on every side, The ship is sinking beneath the tide ! But, even in his dying fear, One dreadful sound could the Rover hear ; A sound as if, with the Inchcape... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...wind hath fallen, they drift along, Till the vessel strikes with a shiv'ring shock — Oh, Heavens ! it is the Inchcape rock ! Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, He curst himself in his despair ; But the waves rush in on every side, And the vessel sinks beneath the tide. MYLIUS*S Poetical Class-Book.... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 476 pages
...hear no sound, the swell i.-. strong ; Though the wind hath fallen they drift along, Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock," Oh Christ ! it is...Rock," Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair. He curst himstlf in his despair; The waves rush in on every side. The ship is sinking beneath the tide. But... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 pages
...wind hath fallen, they drift along; Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock,— Mercy!—it is the Inchcape Rock ! Sir Ralph the Rover tore his...every side, The ship is sinking beneath the tide. But even in his dying fear One dreadful sound could the Rover hear; A sound as if with the Inchcape... | |
 | 1838 - 332 pages
...They hear no sound, the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along. Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock — • Oh Christ!...Inchcape Rock! Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair; He cursed himself in his despair; The waves rush in on every side, The ship is sinking beneath the tide.... | |
 | Gething - 1838 - 426 pages
...wind hath fallen, they drift along, Till the vessel strikes with a shiv'ring shock — Oh, Heavens ! it is the Inchcape rock ! Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, He curst himself in his despair ; Bat the waves rush in on every side, And the vessel sinks beneath the tide. I CANNOT talk with civit... | |
 | Reclaimed family - 1838 - 238 pages
...wind hath fallen they drift along ! Till the vessel strikes wilh a shivering shock, — Mercy! — it is the Inchcape Rock! Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair ; He curs'd himself in his despair ; The waves rush in on every side, The ship is sinking beneath the tide.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 840 pages
...hear no sound ; the swell is strong ; Though the wind hath fallen, they drift along, Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, — " Oh Christ !...Inchcape Rock ! " Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair ; He curs'd himself in his despair; The waves rush in on eveiv side ; The ship is sinking beneath the tide.... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1839 - 204 pages
...drift along, Till the vessel strikes with a shiv'ring shock—- Oh, Heavens ! it is the Inchcape rock 1 Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, He curst himself in his despair ; But the waves rush in on every side, And the vessel sinks beneath the tide. He made a pit, and digged... | |
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Now where we are I cannot tell, But I wish I could hear the Inchcape Bell.' They hear no sound, the swell is strong ; Though the wind hath fallen they drift along, Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, 'Oh Christ! it is the Inchcape Rock! 
