 Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop of porpoises their course explore ; In curling wreaths they gambol on the tide, Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide : Their tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in sparkling trails...  The Shipwreck: A Poem - Page 61by William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - 1811 - 215 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1782 - 516 pages
...north, from Africk's burning ihorc, A troop of porpoifeg their courfe explore: In curling wreathes they gambol on the tide, Now bound aloft, now down...tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in fparkling trails along the main. Thefe fleeteft oourfers of the finnyrace, When threatning clouds th'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...Wkii Now to the north, from Afric's burning fhve, , A troop of porpoifes their courfe explore : I n curling wreaths they gambol on the tide, Now bound...tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in fparkling trails along the main. Thefe fleeted courfers of the finny race, When threat'ning cluuJs... | |
 | William Falconer - 1803 - 216 pages
...Porpoises. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally and belay. 210 Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...glide. Their tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, 215 That burn in sparkling trails along the main. These fleetest coursers of the finny race, When threat'ning... | |
 | William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...tack : And, while the lee clue-garnet's lowered away, Taught aft the sheet they tally and belay. IF Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...the tide, Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide : * A yard is said to be braced when it is turned about the most horizontally, either. to the right... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...unwilling tack ; And while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet, they tally and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...main. These fleetest coursers of the finny race, When threat'ning clouds th' ethereal vault deface, Their rout to leeward still sagacious form, To shun the... | |
 | William Falconer, Thomas Park - English poetry - 1809 - 184 pages
...Now to the north, from Afrir's burning shore, A troop of porpoises their course explore ; In ending wreaths they gambol on the tide, Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide: Tlieir tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in sparkling trails along the main — These... | |
 | Poetical narratives - English poetry - 1810 - 330 pages
...unwilling tack ; And while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet, they tally and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...main. These fleetest coursers of the finny race, When threat'ning clouds th' ethereal vault deface, Their rout to leeward still sagacious form, To shun the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...unwilling tack. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally, and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...down the billow glide : Their tracks awhile the hoary wa?es retain, That burn ¡n sparkling trails along the main — These fleetest coursers of the finny... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...unwilling tack. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally, and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...now down the billow glide : Their tracks awhile the hoory waves retain, That bum in sparkling trails along the main — These fleetest coursers of the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...unwiiiinjr tack. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally, and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide : Their tricks awhile the hoary wares retain, That burn in sparkling trails along the main — These fleetest... | |
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