| 1835 - 418 pàgines
...space between. ' Hearts of oak ! ' our captains cried ; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along... | |
| 1836 - 514 pàgines
...between. " Hearts of oak ! " our captain«" cried ; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse...Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattcr'd sail ; Or, in conflagration paie, Light the... | |
| Harp - 1836 - 380 pàgines
...space between. " Hearts of oak," oar captains cried 1 when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 360 pàgines
...death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. IV. Again ! again ! again ! Aid the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane...Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 334 pàgines
...Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Again ! again ! again ! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our...Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 328 pàgines
...space between. ' Hearts of oak ! ' our captains cried ; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 pàgines
...space between. " Hearts of oak!" our captains cried; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse...back;— Their shots along the deep slowly boom:— Then ceased— and all is wail, Aa they strike the shatter'd sail; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
| sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 882 pàgines
...terminated this murderous battle, one IK?. ' of the most obstinately contested ever fought by the * Again, again, again, And the havoc did not slack,...: Their shots along the deep slowly boom :— Then ceased :vnd all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail. Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom.... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 108 pàgines
...space between. "Hearts of oak!" our captains cried, when each gun, From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse...back;— Their shots along the deep slowly boom;— Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail; Light the gloom! Or, in conflagration... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 540 pàgines
...and heroes. " ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships ! Like the hurricane eclipse...again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along the deep slowly boom :... | |
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