 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 for...  Sea Songs and Ballads - Page 218by Charles Dibdin - 1863 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1823 - 496 pages
...free, Away the good ship flies, and leave* Old England on the lee. t. O for a soft and gentle wind ! 1 heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring breeze, And white wares heaving high , And white waves heaving high, my boyi, The good ship tight and free — The world... | |
 | 1826 - 558 pages
...England on the lea. O for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the swelling breeze, And white waves heaving high ; And white waves heaving high, my lads, The good ship tight and free ; The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. There 's... | |
 | 1822 - 694 pages
...free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. О for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring...world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. 3. There's tempest in yon homed moon, And lightning in yon cloud ; And hark the music, mariners, The... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...and leaves Old England on the lee. ..<-' O for a soft and gentle wind, I heard a fair one cry; Bot give to me the snoring breeze, And white waves heaving high; And white waves heaving high, my bovs ! The good ship tight and free; The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. . -I ..... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1826 - 538 pages
...England on the lea. O for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the swelling breeze, And white waves heaving high ; And white waves heaving high, my lads, The good ship tight and free ; The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. There 's... | |
 | 1827 - 700 pages
...England on the lee. 0 for a soft and gentle wind, 1 heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snorin? breeze, And white waves heaving high ; And white waves...home, *" And merry men are we. There's tempest in yon homed moon, And lightning in yon cloud, And hark ! the music, mariners, The wind is piping loud ; The... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - 1830 - 194 pages
...on the lee (a Iseva parte). EXERCISE CIII. (same continued). " Oh ! for a soft and gentle wind ! " I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring...high : — And white waves heaving high, my boys, 5 The good ship tight and free ; — The world of waters is our home, 1, 2. "Ye gentle zephyrs, breathe... | |
 | 1834 - 502 pages
...ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind, I heard a fair one crv, But give to me the snoring breeze, And white waves...And white waves heaving high, my boys, The good ship light and free — The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. There's tempest in yon horned... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1834 - 234 pages
...fair one cry, But give to me the roaring breeze, And white waves beating high, And white waves beating high, my boys, The good ship tight and free. The world of waters is our own, And merry men are we. " A nice morning this for cooling a hot head, that's sartain. Tommy, you... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1834 - 320 pages
...^W^ ^ But give to me the roaring breeze, •§ And white waves beating high, And white waves beating high, my boys, The good ship tight and free, The world of waters is our.'own, And merry men are we. " A nice morning this for cooling a hot head, that's sartain. Tommy,... | |
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