THE boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm — A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though childlike... The Young scholar - Page 781872Full view - About this book
| 1826 - 726 pages
...the dog-davs. CASABIANCA." The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flarae that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er...aloud : — " say, Father, say If yet my task is done ?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son. " Speak, Father !" once again he cried,... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...sceptred cities rose ! CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on—he would not go, Without his father's word; * Young Casablanca, a boy about thirteen years... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...sceptred cities rose ! CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on — be would not go, Without his father's word ; * Young Casabianca, a boy about thirteen... | |
| 1826 - 426 pages
...proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on— be would not 50, Without bit father's word; The father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. He called aloud— 'Say, Father, sty, ' If yet my task is done »' Re knew not that the chieftain lav Unconscious of lib ion. 'Speak,... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 360 pages
...may our hearts repose. CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on — he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 228 pages
...reppse. CASAB1ANCA. 135 CASABIANCA.* •Tun boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames rpll'd on— he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 228 pages
...CASABIANCA.t THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the hattle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on— he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faiut in death below, His voice... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. 2 The flames roll'd on—he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. 3 He call'd aloud—" Say, father, say If yet my task is done ?" He knew not that the chieftain lay... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 216 pages
...CASABIANCA.* THE hoy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; ' The flame that lit the batde's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. . Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rnle the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on—... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 pages
...ways. Campbell. 43. Casablanca* 1 THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. 2 The flames roll'd on — he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death... | |
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