 With cordage fasten'd to the lofty prow, Aloof to sea the stately ship they tow; The nervous crew their sweeping oars extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend: Success attends their skill! the danger's o'er: The port is doubled, and beheld...  The Shipwreck: A Poem - Page xxxiiby William Falconer - 1858 - 153 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Falconer - 1803 - 216 pages
...they dread the adjacent shore : The boats with rowers arm'd are sent before : With cordage fast'ned to the lofty prow, Aloof to sea the stately ship they tow. 810 The nervous crew their sweeping oars extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend. Success... | |
 | William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...chiefly used as here, when a ship for want of wind is forced toward the shore. by the swell of the sea. The nervous crew their sweeping oars extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend : Success attends their skill! the danger's o'er! The port is doubled, and beheld no more. Now Morn... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...decay. A calm ensues ; they dread th' adjacent shore ; The boats, with rowers arm'd, are sent before : With cordage fasten'd to the lofty prow, Aloof to...extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend : Success attends their skill ; the danger's o'er J The port is doubled, and beheld no more. Now morn,... | |
 | William Falconer, Thomas Park - English poetry - 1809 - 184 pages
...Egyptian qnarter die away. A calm ensnes : adjacent shores they dread, The boats, with rowers man'd, are sent ahead; With cordage fasten'd to the lofty prow Aloof to. sea the stately ship they tow s ; The nervons crew their sweeping oars extend, And pealing shonts the shore of Candia rend : Snccess... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...play, Then in th' Egyptian quarter die away. A calm ensues ; adjacent shores they dread, The boats, with rowers mann'd, are sent ahead ; With cordage...sweeping oars extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candía rend : Success attends their skill ! the danger's o'er! The port is doubled, and beheld no... | |
 | Poetical narratives - English poetry - 1810 - 330 pages
...decay. A calm ensues; they dread th' adjacent shore ; The boats, with rowers arm'd, are sent before : With cordage fasten'd to the lofty prow. Aloof to...extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend : Success attends their skill ; the danger's o'er ! The port is doubled, and beheld no more. Now morn,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...play, Then in th' F.gyptian quarter die away. A calm ensues ; adjacent shores they dread, The boats, with rowers mann'd, are sent ahead ; With cordage...lofty prow, Aloof to sea the stately ship they tow 4 ; The nervous crew their sweeping oars extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend : Success... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...play, Then in th' Egyptian quarter die away. A calm ensues ; adjacent shores they dread, The boats, with rowers mann'd, are sent ahead ; With cordage...the lofty prow, Aloof to sea the stately ship they low«; The nervous crew their sweeping oars extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candía rend: Success... | |
 | William Falconer - 1811 - 120 pages
...decay. A calm ensues ; they dread th' adjacent shore. The boats with rowers arm'd are sent before : With cordage fasten'd to the lofty prow,, Aloof to...extend, And pealing shouts the shore of Candia rend. Success attends their skill ; the danger's o'er : The port is doubled and beheld no more. Now Morn,... | |
 | William Falconer - 1811 - 252 pages
...Plate. A calm ensues ; they dread th' adjacent shore ; The boats with rowers mann'd are sent before ; With cordage fasten'd to the lofty prow, Aloof to sea the stately Ship they tow. PLATE VI. MORNING.— PAGE 36. With winning postures, now the wanton Sails Spread all their snares... | |
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