 A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O...  Lays and Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century - Pagina 111863Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 pagina’s
...it a vision, or a waking dream ? Fled is that music:—do I wake or sleep ? THE SONG OF THE MARINER. A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, Seats. And bends the gallant mast; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free,... | |
 | Percival Frost - 1867 - 236 pagina’s
...Scotland is Caledonia. Turn by 'amidst the lofty rocks of the Caledonian region' (plaga). EXERCISE XCIX, A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. Oh for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring breeze And... | |
 | 1991 - 648 pagina’s
...quaint songs in a silvery tenor of great purity and sweetness that was delicious to the listening ear: "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...white and rustling sail And bends the gallant mast; While like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea." There are... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pagina’s
...(1. 1-4) AmNP; BANP; CDC; MAT; NIP; TTY ALLAN CUNNINGHAM (1784-1842) A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea 1 A wet (1. 1—4) 2 While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea. (1. 23—24) BoTP; EnRP; FaBoBe;... | |
 | Susan Harris Smith, Melanie Dawson - 2000 - 488 pagina’s
...quaint songs in a silvery tenor of great purity and sweetness that was delicious to the listening ear: "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea." There are few singers on the lyric stage who could surpass Simon Cameron. One night, a few weeks after... | |
 | Henry Coleman Folkard - 2000 - 586 pagina’s
...a heavy sea, the risk is thereby eonsiderably angmented. SCCDDING, OB RCNNING BEFOBE THE WIND. • A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast And till> the white aml rustling sails, And beuds the gallant must.'— CrNNINoHAM. THIS braneh of our... | |
 | Malcolm Archibald - 2001 - 212 pagina’s
...lifeline and enabled the world to be cleansed of a great evil. Chapter 21 The Challenge of Pleasure A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast. ' Allan Cunningham. After being a place of mystery and a frontier for adventurers, a route for the... | |
 | Bob Crew - 2005 - 170 pagina’s
...rules the waves! Britons never shall be slaves.' Bob Crew Voyaging out A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves, Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind! I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white... | |
 | Philip J. Barker, Poppy Buchanan-Barker - 2005 - 308 pagina’s
...used to steer the person out of danger and distress back on to the course of reclamation and recovery. A wet sheet and a flowing sea A wind that follows...white and rustling sail And bends the gallant mast. Epilogue The challenge of change belongs to both the person who is the professional, and the person... | |
 | Brad Watkins - 2006 - 136 pagina’s
...out back with a cup of hot tea and read from one of the folded pages. A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. "O for a soft and gentle mind!" I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And... | |
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