 | William Cowper - 1803 - 482 pàgines
...illness, he amused himself by translating it into Latin verse. SONG 3. ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGK. Toll for the Brave ! The Brave ! that are no more...made the vessel heel, * * And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pàgines
...himself by translating it into Latin verse. SONG 3. ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. Toll for the Brave I The Brave ! that are no more ! All sunk beneath the...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With ail her crew... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pàgines
...made the veffel heel, And laid her on her fide. A land breeze fhook the Ihrouds, And Ihe was overfet; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete....Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone; His laft fea-fight is fought; His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempeft gave the fhock... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 454 pàgines
...verse. SONG 3, ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. Toll for the Brave ! The Brave ! that are no more I All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore....Eight hundred of the Brave, Whose courage well was triedt Has made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook tfa shrouds, And she... | |
 | 530 pàgines
...The image highly poetical, in all the whiteness of the pure, cold Parian, spoke volumes to the heart. "Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more ! All sunk beneath the ware, Fast by their native shore ! " Little Edward gave a sigh as I repeated Cowp«r's words — lor... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 462 pàgines
...subsequent Letters, for the sake of annexing it to the original. SONG, ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more !...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 458 pàgines
...brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone 3 His last sea-fight is fought; His work of glory done.... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 pàgines
...subsequent letters, for the sake of annexing it to the original. SONG. ON THE LOSS OP THE EOYAL GEORGE. Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more !...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was over-set ; Down went the Royal George, » With all her crew... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pàgines
...the tempests cease to blow ! SONG LXXXHI, ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. BY WILLIAM COWFBR, ESQ. TOLL for the brave ! The brave, that are no more ! All sunk beneath the wave, Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 528 pàgines
...THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. WRITTEN WHEN THE NEWS ARRIVED. [SEPT. 1782.] To the March in Scipio. TOLL for the brave ! . The brave that are no more...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, Toll for the brave!... | |
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Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea-fight is fought ; His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock ; She sprang no fatal leak... 
