 Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such a sea, Alone could rescue them; Yet bitter felt it still to die Deserted, and his friends so nigh. He long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld; And...  THE WORKS OF WILLIAM COWPER HIS LIFE, LETTERS, AND POEMS - Page 4641860Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 800 pages
...visit more. Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in euch a sea, Alone could rescue them ; Yet bitter felt it...unspent pow'r His destiny repell'd : And ever as the mjnutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adieu '" At length, his transient respite past, His comrades,... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1853 - 518 pages
...nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more. Nor cruel, as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such...his friends so nigh He long survives, who lives an hornIn ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd ; And ever, as... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 486 pages
...nor ship nor shore, , Whate'er they gave, should visit more. Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such...ocean, self-upheld ; And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd ; And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — "Adieu !"... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...nor ship n-or shore, "Whate'er they gave, should visit more Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn. Aware that flight, in such...ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent poxv'r His destiny repell'd : And ever as the m:nutes flaw, Entreated help, or cried—" Adieu l>At... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pages
...nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more, Nor, cruel as it seemed, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such...ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent power, COWPER. At length, his transient respite past, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more. NOT, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such...Deserted, and his friends so nigh. He long survives, vrho lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent powei; H» destiny repell'd... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 482 pages
...more. Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such a sea, Yet bitter felt it still to die Deserted, and his...ocean, self-upheld ; And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repell'd ; And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — "Adieu !"... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 488 pages
...nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more. 6 Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such...it still to die Deserted, and his friends so nigh. 7 He long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld : And so long he, with unspent power, His... | |
 | 1894 - 868 pages
...him — and all in vain. He had wre eked their best efforts, and they had to give him up at last. " He long survives, who lives an hour In ocean, self-upheld ; And so long he, with unspent power, His destiny repelled, " This was that hour, and he the " strong swimmer in his agony," holding... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 pages
...knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more Nor, cruel as it aeem'd, could ha Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such...so long he, with unspent pow'r His destiny repell'd : . . i And ever as the minutes flew, Entreated help, or cried — " Adwu '.' f At length, his transient... | |
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