 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
...voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, 'twould melt down the lead. Fly swifter, ye minutes, bring hither my poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1881 - 638 pages
...through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast — If chance his mate 's shrill call he hear—- And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 626 pages
...through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast — If chance his mate 's shrill call he hear — And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 pages
...through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning ou the deck he stands. So thu sweet lark, high poised lie hear, And drops at once into her nest : Tho noblest captain in tho British fleet Might envy William's... | |
 | 1882 - 122 pages
...voice he heard, He sighed and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And... | |
 | Phil Robinson - 1883 - 540 pages
...plumy steerage, down Drops — instantaneous drops, the silent lark. — Dodd: Prison Thoughts. (73) So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close...pinions to his breast (If chance his mate's shrill voice he hear), And drops at once into his nest. — Allan Ramsay : Song. (74) Descending from the... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1883 - 662 pages
...voice he heard, He sighed, and cast his eyes below. The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And... | |
 | Edwin O. Chapman - 1884 - 430 pages
...voice he heard, He sighed, and cast his eyes below ; The cord slides quickly through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark high poised in air Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's shrilly call he hear, And... | |
 | Abby Sage Richardson - 1884 - 498 pages
...voice he heard, He sighed and cast his eyes below. The cord slides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. " So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mates shrill call he hear, And... | |
 | 1901 - 736 pages
...through hie glowing hands Aud, quick as lightning, on the deck he stände. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill voice he hear, And drops at once into his nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
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So the sweet lark, high poised in air. Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hear), And drops at once into her nest. 
