 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd and cast his eyes below: The cord slides swiftly ms Appear'd, and serried shields in thick array Of depth immeas stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If chance his... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1826 - 332 pages
...Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, 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 pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1826 - 334 pages
...Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, 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 pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his... | |
 | John Gay - 1826 - 376 pages
...fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard He sigh'd and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. III. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If, chance,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...me true, If my sweet William шШй among the crew ?* WUliam, who high upon the yard Rocked with tue untains dance I ^ bee spicy clouds from lowly Saron rise, An eiglied, und easb his eyes IH?}O\V : The cord nlkles swiitly through his glowhie; hnnda^ And, quick... | |
 | 1831 - 272 pages
...Soon as> her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cords dide swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark , high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his... | |
 | 1834 - 480 pages
...Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sighed, and cast his eyes below ; The cord glides 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,... | |
 | 1835 - 378 pages
...Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, 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 pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If chance his... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...fro, on M her well-known voice he heard. He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below ; 'fleeord slides quickly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (W chance his... | |
 | Joseph C. Hart - 1835 - 210 pages
...applying the match ; but Isaac stopped not for the additional peppering, — " The cords ran swiftly through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands !" " Hah ! my little younker ! my eyes, but you're a brave 'un ! You'll be an admiral yet —... | |
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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 drops at once into her nest.... 
