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" Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The petrel telleth her tale — in vain... "
The People's Magazine - Page 30
1834
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English Literature of the Nineteenth Century: on the Plan of the Author's ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing! O'er the deep ! O'er the deep ! Where the whale and the shark and the sword-fish sleep, THOMAS DE QUfNCEY. THOMAS DE QUINCF.Y, tho author of the celebrated " Confessions of an English Opium...
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The Young Man's Evening Book: Embracing Sketches and Anecdotes in Natural ...

Geography - 1855 - 358 pages
...rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing ! O'er the deep ! O'er the deep ! Where the whale, and...Petrel telleth her tale — in vain ; For the mariner cnrseth the warning bird Who bringeth him news of the storms unheard ! Ah ! thus does the prophet,...
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Select specimens of English poetry

Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...rocky lair To warn her young, and teach them to spring, At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing ! O'er the deep ! o'er the deep ! Where the whale, and...curseth the warning bird, Who bringeth him news of the storm unheard : Ah ! thus does the prophet of good or ill Meet hate from the creatures he serveth still...
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The National Magazine, Volume 9

Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1856 - 588 pages
...storniy wing 1 " O'er the deep I o'er the deep ! Where the whale, and the shark, and sword-fish »leep, Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The Petrel...curseth the warning bird, Who bringeth him news of the storm unheard ! Ah ! thus does the prophet, of good or ill, Meet hate from the creatures he serveth...
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The National Magazine, Volume 9

Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1856 - 596 pages
...I " O'er the deep I o'er the deep I Where the whale, and the shark, and sword-fish sleep, Ontflying the blast and the driving rain, The Petrel telleth her tale— in tain ; For the mariner curseth the warning bird, Who bringeth him news of the storm unheard 1 Ah !...
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English Literature of the Nineteenth Century: On the Plan of the Author's ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing! O'er the deep ! O'er the deep ! Where the whale and...the shark and the sword-fish sleep, Outflying the hlast and the driving rain, The Petrel telleth her tale — in vain ; For the mariner curseth the warning...
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Beautiful poetry, selected by the ed. of The Critic, Volume 5

Beautiful poetry - 1858 - 350 pages
...teach them spring At once o'er the waves on the stormy wing. O'er the deep ! o'er the deep ! Wh' re the whale, and the shark, and the sword-fish sleep, Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The peterel tellcth her tale, in vain — For the mariner curseth the warning bird, That bringeth him news...
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School-room Poetry

S. R. - 1860 - 306 pages
...her rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them to spring At once on the waves on their stormy O'er the deep ! o'er the deep ! Where the whale and...in vain. For the mariner curseth the warning bird Which bringeth him news of the storm unheard. Ah ! thus does the prophet of good or ill Meet hate from...
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A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads

J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 196 pages
...her rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them spring At once o'er the waves on the stormy wing. O'er the deep ! o'er the deep ! Where the whale, and...vain— For the mariner curseth the warning bird. That brmgeth him news of the storm unheard. Ah! thus doth the prophet of good or ill, Meet hate from...
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The First-[fifth] Reader, Volume 4

Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 pages
...with steady feet, And a tireless wing, and a dauntless4 breast, Without a home or a hope of rest. 4. O'er the deep ! o'er the deep ! Where the whale, and...in vain ; For the mariner curseth the warning bird, Which bringeth him news of the storm unheard ! Ah ! thus does the prophet of good or ill Meet hate...
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