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" Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some... "
A Description of Pitcairn's Island and Its Inhabitants: With an Authentic ... - Page 152
by Sir John Barrow - 1832 - 303 pages
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Gleanings from the English poets, Chaucer to Tennyson, with biogr. notices ...

English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows...bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. FROM "MAZEPPA." " ' BBING forth the horse !'— the horse was brought. In truth, he was a noble steed,...
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Selections in poetry, Volume 51

Selections - 1863 - 192 pages
...and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows ; but at-intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash...the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony . Eliza Cook. KiNG-BnucE-of-Scotland flung-himself down In a lonely mood , to think ; T is true he...
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Choice specimens of English literature, selected and arranged by T.B. Shaw ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows...bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. 288. THE Two FATHERS. There were two fathers in this ghastly crew, And with them their two sons, of...
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Beauties of Modern British Poetry: Systematically Arranged ...

David Grant - 1865 - 428 pages
...there rushed, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hushed Save the wild wind, and the remorseless dash Of billows ; but at intervals there gushed, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer...
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Henry's Dictation Lessons

Joseph Fernandez - 1865 - 190 pages
...Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell ; then shrieked the timid, and stood still the brave." " A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry, of some strong swimmer in his agony." The sleeve was torn from the coat, BO I had as lieve not wear it. The seats of the Coliseum were arranged...
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Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source Passages and ...

John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...leaving the most unpleasant people And places, one keeps looking at the steeple. Canto ii. Stanza 14. A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. Canto ii. Stanza 53. All who joy would win Must share it, — Happiness was born a twin. Canto ii....
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Poems

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 802 pages
...there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows...bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. The boats, as stated, had got off before, And in them crowded several of the crew ; And yet their present...
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Festival of Song: A Series of Evenings with the Poets

Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pages
...there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder : and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows...bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. 176 Another vivid picture is that of an Alpine storm : — The sky is changed ! — and such a change...
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Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours, Volume 35

1884 - 492 pages
...rash'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder; and then all was hush'd, gave the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows;...bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer In his agony. ****** There were two fathers In this ghastly crew. And with them their two sons, of whom the one Was...
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The Progressive English reading books, Volume 4

Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows; but at intervals there gushed, Accompanied by a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony. BYRON, LEARNING BY HEART. TILL he has fairly tried it, I suspect a reader does not know how much he...
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