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Pagina xix
... thought necessary to reprint them . Mr. Ebsworth , in his introduction to these ballads , has brought together four or five ballads relating to the defeat of the Armada , written in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ( Rox- burghe ...
... thought necessary to reprint them . Mr. Ebsworth , in his introduction to these ballads , has brought together four or five ballads relating to the defeat of the Armada , written in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ( Rox- burghe ...
Pagina xxxiv
... thought the verses witty and amusing . When the last part came out with its description of De Ruyter's attack on the Thames in June 1667 , the satire made his heart ache , ' it being too sharp and so true . ' ( Diary , vi . 101 ; vii ...
... thought the verses witty and amusing . When the last part came out with its description of De Ruyter's attack on the Thames in June 1667 , the satire made his heart ache , ' it being too sharp and so true . ' ( Diary , vi . 101 ; vii ...
Pagina lxxii
... thought not forward enough in resenting the depredations of the Spaniards . ' It recited , as Glover was to do with more effect twelve years later , the sufferings of Hosier's fleet during their forced inactivity , recalled the memory ...
... thought not forward enough in resenting the depredations of the Spaniards . ' It recited , as Glover was to do with more effect twelve years later , the sufferings of Hosier's fleet during their forced inactivity , recalled the memory ...
Pagina lxxviii
... thought much better than Byng's , and one of the squibs in this collection satirises both . It is entitled The Pacific Engage- ment , a poetical dialogue between two courteous admirals . ' ( Byng . ) At last we are met- but I hope with ...
... thought much better than Byng's , and one of the squibs in this collection satirises both . It is entitled The Pacific Engage- ment , a poetical dialogue between two courteous admirals . ' ( Byng . ) At last we are met- but I hope with ...
Pagina lxxxii
... thought good news was bad news to admiral , cap- tain , and lieutenant , as the ballad called Dis- tressed Men of War sets forth at length ( p . 228 ) . A fact which made it worse was that a very lxxxii SONGS AND BALLADS.
... thought good news was bad news to admiral , cap- tain , and lieutenant , as the ballad called Dis- tressed Men of War sets forth at length ( p . 228 ) . A fact which made it worse was that a very lxxxii SONGS AND BALLADS.
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Populaire passages
Pagina 293 - ... amidst that joy and uproar, Let us think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore ! Brave hearts ! to Britain's pride Once so faithful and so true, On the deck of fame that died, With the gallant good Riou ; Soft sigh the winds of Heaven o'er their grave ! While the billow mournful rolls, And the mermaid's song condoles, Singing glory to the souls Of the brave ! THOMAS CAMPBELL.
Pagina 289 - Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. 'Hearts of oak!
Pagina 292 - By the festal cities blaze, Whilst the wine-cup shines in light ; And yet amidst that joy and uproar Let us think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore.
Pagina 54 - To all you ladies now at land We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fa la, la la, la la.
Pagina vi - SOCIETY desire it to be understood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observations that may appear in the Society's publications; the Editors of the several Works being alone responsible for the same.
Pagina 289 - OF Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone : By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand. And the Prince of all the land Led them on.
Pagina 55 - Should foggy Opdam chance to know, Our sad and dismal story, The Dutch would scorn so weak a foe, And quit their fort at Goree : For what resistance can they find From men who've left their hearts behind? With a fa la, la la, la la.
Pagina 55 - Let wind and weather do its worst, Be you to us but kind, Let Dutchmen vapour, Spaniards curse, No sorrow we shall find : ' Tis then no matter how things go. Or who's our friend or who's our foe.
Pagina 346 - A FULL ACCOUNT of the Proceedings in relation to Capt. Kidd. In two letters. Written by a person of quality to a kinsman of the Earl of Bellomont in Ireland.
Pagina 29 - And yet these gallant shooters prevailed not a pin ; Though they were brass on the outside, brave Ward was steel within : Shoot on, shoot on, says Captain Ward, your sport well pleaseth me, And he that first gives over shall yield unto the sea.