 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews ; And going down head foremost — sunk, in short. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then...yell, As eager to anticipate their grave ; And the sea yawn'd around her like a hell, Like one who grapples with his. enemy, And down she suck'd with her... | |
 | 1826 - 434 pages
...forgot! A SHIPWRECK. THEN rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Byron. Then shriek'd the timid—and stood still the brave— Then some leap'd overboard...yell, As eager to anticipate their grave: And the sea yawn'd around her like a hell, And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave— Like one who grapples... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...heel, and then a lurch to port, And, going down head-foremost—sunk, in short. Then rose from tea to sky the wild farewell ! Then shriek'd the timid and stood still the • brave; Then tome leap'd overboard with dreadful yell, As eager to anticipate their grave ; And the sea yawn'd around... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1826 - 288 pages
...tomc leap'd overboard with dreadful y.,ll, Ai eager to anticipate their grave ; And the sea yawn'd around her like a hell, And down she suck'd with her the whirling wnvc, I .iln, one who grapplet with his enemy, And strivet to ttrangle him before he di«. LI 1 1.... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pages
...which appeared inevitable. The scene of horror that now presented itself baffles all description — Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell ; Then shriek'd the timid, and stood still the brave. The upper deck was covered with between six and seven hundred human beings, many of whom, from previous... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...which appeared inevitable. The scene of horror that now presented itself baffles all description — Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell ; Then shriek'd the timid, aud stood still the brave. The upper deck was covered with between six and seven hundred human beings,... | |
 | George Clinton - 1828 - 888 pages
...to sky the wild ' Farewell,' Then shrieked the timid, and stooil still the brave ; Then some leaped overboard with dreadful yell, As eager to anticipate their grave ; And the Sea yawned around her like a hell, And down she sucked with her the whirling wave. Like one who grapples... | |
 | 1833 - 592 pages
...responded a kind of faint echo to the last earthly sound of one hundred and thirty human beings. " Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell ; Then...shriek'd the timid, and stood still the brave ; Then same leap'd overboard with dreadful yell, An eager to anticipate their grave ! And the sea yawn'd around... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...sky the wild farewell, Then sbriek'd the timid and stood still the brave, Then some leap'd overhoard with dreadful yell, As eager to anticipate their grave ; And the sea yawn'd around her like a hell ; And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples... | |
 | 1831 - 208 pages
...last the dreadful cry : " The ship has struck !" broke on the ears of the affrighted passengers. " Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell ; Then...dreadful yell, As eager to anticipate their grave!" The boats were instantly lowered : Richard had collected provisions in the long-boat, and catching... | |
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As eager to anticipate their grave ; And the sea yawn'd around her like a hell, And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die. 
