 | 1826 - 434 pages
...merchant sails were spread; Yet oft, before its midnight doom, They mark'd the high mast head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen,...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The hope that keeps alive despair. • The Cape of Good Hope, formerly... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...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,...For love and kindred's sake; When these the voice of Humour hear, Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall doubt, and fear, and wish, and griere, Believe,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...sped ; Yet oft, before its midnight doom, They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, toet By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every...fainter roar: — At length they saw, they heard no There are to whom that ship was dear, For love and kindred's sake; When these the voice of Rumor bear,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...more. There are to whom that ship was dear, For love and kindred's sake; When these the voice of Rumor hear. Their inmost heart shall quake, Shall doubt,...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... | |
 | 1836 - 514 pages
...merchant-sails were sped ; Yet oft, before its midnight doom. They mark'd the high moil-head Of that devoted vessel, tost By winds and floods, now seen,...flash, a fainter roar : — At length they saw, they heiird no more. There are to whom that ship wiis dear. For love and kindred's sake'; When these the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 510 pages
...sped ; Yet oil, before its midnight doom, They mark'd the high moat-head Of that devoted vessel, lost By winds and floods, now seen, now lost While every...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... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 pages
...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,...For 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 - 1845 - 522 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...sped : Yet oft, before its midnight doom They mark'd the high mast-head Of that devoted vessel, toss'd By winds and floods, now seen, now lost ; While every...long to unbelieve, But never cease to ache ; Still doom'd, in sad suspense, to bear The Hope that keeps alive Despair. J. MONTGOMERY. THE SEQUEL TO THE... | |
 | 1845 - 480 pages
...Or veil ye angels with your misty shroud, Who shed their glory o'er each passing cloud? Birmingham. There are to whom that ship was dear For love and...When these the voice of rumour hear, Their inmost hearts shall quake, — Shall doubt, and fear, and wish, and grieve — Believe, and long to unbelieve,... | |
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Like shooting stars, athwart the gloom 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,... 
