 | English poetry - 1782 - 516 pages
...wounded bark, thus fmarting with her pain. Scuds, from purfuing waves, along the main; While, dafh'd apart by her dividing prow. Like burning adamant the waters glow : Her joints forget their firm elaftick tone; Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan. Upheay'd behind her, in tremendous height,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...wounded bark, .thus fmirtinj; with her pii Scuds from purfuing waves along the main ; While, H dh'd apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the waters glow. Her joints forget their firm elaftit tone; Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groin. Uphcav'd behind her, in tremendous height,... | |
 | William Falconer - English poetry - 1802 - 188 pages
...72. In all large ships the helm i: managed by a wheel While, dash'd apart by her dividing prow, 85 Like burning adamant the waters glow. Her joints forget...tone; Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan. Upheav'd behind her, in tremendous height, 90 The billows frown, with fearful radiance bright! Now... | |
 | William Falconer - Scottish poetry - 1802 - 150 pages
...wounded bark thus fmarting with her pain,. Scuds from purfuing waves along the main : While, dafh'd apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the waters glow. Her joints forget their firm claftic tone ; Hen long keel trembles, and her timbers groan. * SterUy is the order to fteer the fhip... | |
 | William Falconer - 1803 - 216 pages
...helm is managed by a wheel. The agitation of the Ship. While, dash'd apart by her dividing prow, 85 Like burning adamant the waters glow. Her joints forget...tone; Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan. Upheav'd behind her, in tremendous height, 90 The billows frown, with fearful radiance bright i Now... | |
 | William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - Shipwrecks - 1804 - 292 pages
...So with resistless haste the wounded Ship Scuds from the chacing waves along the deep; While, dashed apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the...o'er the topmost wave she rides, While deep beneath th' enormous gulf divides; Now launching headlong down the horrid vale, Becalmed, she hears no more... | |
 | William Falconer - English poetry - 1808 - 168 pages
...So with resistless haste the wounded Ship Scuds from pursuing waves along the deep ; While, dashed apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the...with fearful radiance bright ; Now quivering o'er the topmast wave she rides, While deep beneath the enormous gulf divides ; Now launching headlong down... | |
 | William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...So with resistless haste the wounded ship Scuds from the chasing waves along the deep: While dashed apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the...height The billows frown, with fearful radiance bright; * Steady ! is an order to steer the ship according to the line on which she then advances, without... | |
 | William Falconer - English poetry - 1808 - 166 pages
...tremendous height The billows frown, with fearful radiance bright ; Now quivering o'er the topmast wave she rides, While deep beneath the enormous gulf...divides ; Now launching headlong down the horrid vale, Becalmed, she hears no more the howling Gale ; Till up the dreadful height again she flies, Trembling... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...wounded bark, thus smarting with her pain, Scuds from pursuing waves along the main ; While, dash'd apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the...tone, Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan : Upheav'd behind her, in tremendous height, The billows frown, with fearful radiance bright ; Now... | |
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While, daslTd apart by her dividing prow, Like burning adamant the waters glow; Her joints forget their firm elastic tone, Her long keel trembles, and her timbers groan: Upheaved behind her in tremendous height The billows frown, with fearful radiance... 
