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" O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He looks if poor Palemon yet survives — 'Ah wherefore, trusting to unequal art, Didst thou, incautious ! from the wreck depart ? Alas ! these rocks all human skill defy ; Who strikes them once, beyond relief... "
The shipwreck (embellished with engr. from the designs of R. Westall). - Page 131
by William Falconer - 1822
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The Shipwreck

William Falconer - Scottish poetry - 1802 - 192 pages
...And all the assaults of hostile waves endures. O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, 71 A, He looks if poor PALEMON yet survives. Ah, wherefore,...relief must die : And now sore wounded thou perhaps art tost 721 On these, or in some oozy cavern lost ; Thus tho' ARION, anxious gazing round, In vain, his...
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The Shipwreck

William Falconer - English poetry - 1802 - 188 pages
...And all the assaults of hostile waves endures. O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, 7 1 5 He looks if poor PALEMON yet survives. Ah wherefore,...defy, Who strikes them once beyond relief must die : 720 And now sore wounded thou perhaps art tost On these, or in some oozy cavern lost ; Thus thought...
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The Shipwreck: A Poem in Three Cantos

William Falconer - 1803 - 216 pages
...secures, And all th' assaults of hostile waves endures. O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, 715 He looks if poor PALEMON yet survives. Ah wherefore,...depart ? Alas ! these rocks all human skill defy, Arion's Danger. And now sore wounded thou perhaps are tost 72 J On these, or in some oozy cavern lost...
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The Shipwreck: A Poem

William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - Shipwrecks - 1804 - 292 pages
...drives along ; With these An ION still his hold secures, And all assaults of hostile waves endures : O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He...must die: " And now sore wounded, thou perhaps art tost " On these, or in some oozy Cavern lost :" Thus thought ARION ; anxious gazing round In vain,...
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The Shipwreck, a Poem. ...

William Falconer - Shipwrecks - 1806 - 240 pages
...trusting to unequal art, Didts thou, incautious ! from the wreck depart i 704 1 :: I Arma'f Danger. Alas! these rocks all human skill defy, Who strikes...once beyond relief must die : And now sore wounded theu perhaps art tost 72 1 On these, or in some oozy cavern lost. Thus thought ARION, anxious gazing...
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The Shipwreck: A Poem

William Falconer - English poetry - 1808 - 168 pages
...drives along ; With these ARION still his hold secures, And all assaults of hostile waves endures : O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He...relief must die : " And now sore wounded, thou perhaps are tost " On these, or in some oozy Cavern lost :" — Thus thought ARION ; anxious gazing round In...
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The Shipwreck: A Poem

William Falconer - English poetry - 1808 - 166 pages
...drives along ; With these ARION still his hold secures, And all assaults of hostile waves endures : O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He...art, " Didst thou incautious from the Wreck depart f " Alas ! these Rocks all human skill defy ; " Who strikes them once, beyond relief must die : " And...
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The shipwreck, with life by R. Carruthers, illustr. by B. Foster

William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...drives along ; With these Arion still his hold secures, And all the assaults of hostile waves endures : O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He...art, Didst thou, incautious ! from the wreck depart 1 Alas! these rocks all human skill defy, Who strikes them once, beyond relief must die : And now sore...
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The Poetical Works of William Falconer: Collated with the Best Editions

William Falconer, Thomas Park - English poetry - 1809 - 184 pages
...drives along ; With these Arion still his hold secnres, And all assanlts of hostile waves endnres : O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He looks if poor Palemon yet snrvives — ' Ah, wherefore, trnsting to nneqnal art, Didst thon, incantions ! from the wreck depart?...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 14

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...drives along; With these Arion still his hold secures. And all assaults of hostile waves endures : O'er the dire prospect as for life he strives, He...Who strikes them once, beyond relief must die : And «row sore wounded, thou perhaps art tost On these, or in some oozy cavern lost :" Thus thought Arion...
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