 | 1856 - 754 pàgines
...St. Lam-ena. Et remigem cantus hortator.' — QmtmuAH. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods...fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But, when the wind... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 436 pàgines
...LAWRENCE.* • Et remigem cantus hortatur. QOIHTIUAN. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We '11 sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn.f * I wrote these words to an air which our boatmen sung... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 436 pàgines
...which is dedicated to the tutelar saint of voyagers." — Mackenzie, General History of the Fur Trade. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's p.ost. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl. But, when the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 296 pàgines
...our ours keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We *H slug at St. Ann's oar parting hymn.s Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight 's past. obliged to row all the way. and we were fire days in descend* ing toe river from... | |
 | John Disturnell - 1857 - 412 pàgines
...CANADIAN BOAT SONG. BY THOMAS VOORZ. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and onr oars keep time ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's... | |
 | Hearty staves, John Erskine Clarke - 1858 - 152 pàgines
...CANADIAN BOAT SONG. T. MOORE.—Music at Addison's. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time; Soon as the woods on shore grow dim, We'll sing to St. Ann our parting hymn. How, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1858 - 364 pàgines
...this green isle ! hear our prayers, Oh, grant us eool heavens and favouring airs, Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast. The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. CUPID ANT) PSYCHE. 1IEY told her that he to whose vows she had listen'd "*• ' Through night's fleeting... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1859 - 174 pàgines
...bask in the noon of another ! A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods...fast, The Rapids are near, and the day-light's past ! Why should we yet our sail unfurl f There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ! But, when the wind... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1866 - 580 pàgines
...CANADIAN BOAT-SONG. WBITTIN ON THE BIVEK ST LAWBENCE. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods...fast, The rapids are near, and the day-light's past ! Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh I sweetly we'll rest... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1859 - 606 pàgines
...Lawrence. i Et remigem cantus hortatur.— Quintil'mtt. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods...look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn.* l I wrote these words to an air which our boatmen sung to us very frequently. The wind was so unfavourable... | |
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FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. 
