 And he fixed his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth he, " My men, put...  The Edinburgh annual register - Page lxxix1812Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 494 pages
...the Rover, walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cbearing power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing : His heart was mirthful, to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat;... | |
 | 1805 - 500 pages
...the Rover, walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the chearing power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing : His heart was mirthful, to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat... | |
 | 1805 - 490 pages
...the Rover, walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the chearing power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing : His heart was mirthful, to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat;... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1812 - 562 pages
...the Rover walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering pow'r of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing ; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float : Quoth he, " My men put out the boat,... | |
 | 206 pages
...flitted round, And there was pleasure in the sound. Sir Ralph the Rover walked the deck. His eve wan on that darker speck, He felt the influence of the...it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, Hut the pirate's mirth was wickedness; His eye was on the bell and float, — " My men," he said, "... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1823 - 266 pages
...the Rover walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing ; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape Float ; Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 pages
...the Rover walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing : His heart was mirthful to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...the Rover walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing : His heart was mirthful to excess — But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men, put out the boat,... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...the Rover walk'd his deck, And h« fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing : HIS heart was mirthful to excessbut the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the bell and float — Quoth he, my men,... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 402 pages
...the Rover, walk'd his deck, And he fix'd his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of Spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing ; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcap? float ; Quoth he, " My men put out the boat,... | |
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