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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.... "
Preface. A historical essay on the origin and progress of national song ... - Page 215
1783
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The British minstrel; A choice collection of modern songs. 2 pt. [in 1 vol ...

British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, lie sighed and cast his eyes helow. The cord flies swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. 0 Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall always true remain. Let me kias off that falling...
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The Writings of Douglas Jerrold, Volume 8

Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 304 pages
...true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billow...and 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 light'ning)...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew 1 William, who high upon the yard Rocked with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard Ho sighed, and cast his eyes below: The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...fto, Soon as her well-known 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 sweet the lark high poised in the air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If chance...
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The Works of the British Poets, Selected and Chronologically Arranged ...

1852 - 874 pages
...true-love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew." c eA+}o!] 3'D q Y \ + L JR q 5 { |1 X...I ݡ ۸ + j K Y . 0e} ^ \ & `C sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as...
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Davidson's Universal Melodist: Consisting of the Music and Words ..., Volume 1

1853 - 456 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...
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The writings of Douglas Jerrold. Collected ed, Volume 8

Douglas William Jerrold - 1854 - 306 pages
...true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billow...and 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 light'ning)...
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Comedies and Dramas

Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 304 pages
...true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock*d with the billow to and fro, Soon us her well-known voice he heard He sigh'd and cast his eyes below ; The cord slides swiftly through...
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The Poetical Works of John Gay, Volume 2

John Gay - 1854 - 314 pages
...sailors ! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Kock'd with the billow to and 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...
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Sight-seeing in Germany and the Tyrol in the Autumn of 1855

Sir John Forbes - 1856 - 410 pages
...on their rapid slide, without stop or stay, till the bottom is reached : " The cord glides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands." The process is rather startling at first, as it is not easy to be quite free from apprehension...
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