 Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away, He scour'd the seas for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course for Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky They cannot see the sun on high ; The wind hath blown a gale...  The graduated series of reading-lesson books - Page 240by Graduated series - 1860Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 494 pages
...who comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Phest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'daway; He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now, grown rich, with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
 | 1805 - 500 pages
...comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Priest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'd away; He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now, grown rich, with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
 | 1805 - 490 pages
...who comes to the Rock, Will not bless the Priest of Aberbrothok. Sir RALPH, the Rover, sail'daway; He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now, grown rich, with plunder' d store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1807 - 406 pages
...fteers his courfe to Scotland's fhore. \ So thick a haze o'erfpreads the fky, They could not fee the fun on high;" ,'• ' The wind hath blown a gale all day; • At evening it hath died away. On deck the rover takes his ftand, So dark it is, the/ fee no land ; Quoth Sir Ralph, " It will be lighter... | |
 | 1812 - 560 pages
...conies to this rtfotl " Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothock." Sir Ralph the Rover, sail'd away, He scour'd the seas for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his way to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erapreadsthe sky, They cannot see the sun on high : The... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1812 - 562 pages
...comes to this rock 'i Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothoclt." Sir Ralph the Rover, sail'd away, He scour'd the seas for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd storej He steers his way to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They cannot see... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...who comes to the Rock Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothok. Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away ; He scour'd the seas for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...who comes to the Rock Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothok. Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away ; He scour'd the seas for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 pages
...who comes to the Rock Will not bless the priest of Aberbrothoki Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away ; He scour'd the seas for many a day ; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course to Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspreads the sky, They could not see the sun on high ; The... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 402 pages
...Ralph, the Rover, sail'd away, He scour'd the seas tor many a diy ; And now, grown rich with plundtr'd store, He steers his course for Scotland's shore....died away. On the deck the Rover takes his stand, &o dark it is they see no land. Quoth Sir Ralph, " it will be lighter soon, For there is the dawn of... | |
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