Here, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of our crew; No more he'll hear the tempest howling, For death has broach'd him to. His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, And now he's gone... Sea Songs and Ballads - Page 47by Charles Dibdin - 1863 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1790 - 176 pages
...home, my fweet girl 1 fought her; But forrow alas! to her cold grave had brought her. POOR TOM. . HERE a Sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of our crew, No more he'll hear the tempeft howling, For death has broach'd him too. His form was of the manlieft beauty, His heart was... | |
| Charles Henry Wilson - 1803 - 228 pages
...found : For when it is o'er, As brisk as before, Next morning we spurn up the ground. TOM BOWLINa HERE a sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of...more he'll hear the tempest howling, For death has brought him to. His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft, Faithful below he... | |
| Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...wife, For virtue none was ever such : She led so pure, so chaste a life, Hodge said — Sere, Here, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of...No more he'll hear the tempest howling, For death — To Bachelor's hall we good fellows invite, To partake of the chase that makes up our delight, We... | |
| Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pages
...to light him up all the year round, sir, Or I'll sever sing more about Langolee. Tom Bowling. TIE RE a sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of...was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, '• • • And now he's gone aloft. Tom never from his word departed, His virtues were so rare, His... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...hunted boar, On native strength relies; The forests echo with his roar, THE SAILOR'S EPITAPH. HERE, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of...more he'll hear the tempest howling, For death has brought him to. His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he... | |
| 1829 - 1008 pages
...of all his songs, this is my favourite: ' Tom Bowling. « Here a sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bow. ling, The darling of our crew ; No more he'll hear the tempest...was kind and soft ; Faithful below he did his duty, And now he's gone aloft. 1 Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He, who all commands, Shall... | |
| 1821 - 154 pages
...'.loner's breeze, It was all along on loving these First made HIO doat on lovely Nan, iTOM BOWLING. HERE, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling The darling of...more he'll hear the tempest howling, For death has broached lum too : His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft ; Faithful below... | |
| 1822 - 430 pages
...disconsolate wife and daughter, as a dutiful token to the most affectionate and best of husbands. " ' His form was of the manliest beauty, ' His heart was...below he did his duty, ' But now he's gone aloft.' '' GHOST STORIES. «on THE following strange relation was given by Hyppolite Clairon, the celebrated... | |
| 1823 - 442 pages
...and daughter, as a dutiful token to the most affectionate and best of husbands. " ' His form паз of the manliest beauty, ' His heart was kind and soft,...below he did his duty, ' But now he's gone aloft.' " GHOST STORIES, «о. п. THE following strange relation was given by Hyppolite Clairon, the celebrated... | |
| 1823 - 512 pages
...daughter, are engraved the following lines, from his pathetic song " Poor Tom, or, the Sailor's Epitaph." " His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft ; Faithful below he did his duty, And now he's gone aloft." In 1822, a meeting was held at the Freemason's Tavern, for the purpose of... | |
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