 Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendors fly In triumph o'er his closing eye.  Rehabilitation Monograph, Joint Series - Page 271919Full view - About this book
 | A. B. Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 496 pages
...arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas, on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When death, careering...the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frightened waves rush wildly back, Before the broad-side's reeling rack; The dying wanderer of the... | |
 | 1835 - 842 pages
...spirit, and might almost be supposed to be from a different hand. The images contained in the lines, When Death careering on the gale Sweeps darkly round...ru.sh wildly back, Before the broadside's reeling rock, are of the highest order of Ideality. The deficiencies * The expression "woven nir," much in-fined... | |
 | 1834 - 430 pages
...arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When Death, careering...the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail. And frightened waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack. ^ The dying wanderer of the... | |
 | Joseph Rodman Drake - Literary Criticism - 1835 - 226 pages
...arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. IV. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave ; When death, careering...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas, on ocean's wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave, When death careering...the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frightened waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, The dying wanderer of the sea... | |
 | 1839 - 580 pages
...that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy flam »hall glitter o'er the brave ; When death, careering on...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Khali look at once to heaven and the«, And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the bravef When death, careering on the gale, Sweeps darkly round...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 300 pages
...gallant arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seae ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave ; When death, careering...bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Flag of the free heart's hope and home ! By angel hands to valour given ; The stars have lit the welkin... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...seas ! on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave ; A When death, careering on the gale, > i Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, ' And frighted...rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendours... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...strikes below | That lovely messenger of death ! | Flag- of the seas !| on ocean's wave, | Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave. | When death, careering on the gale, | Sweeps darkly round the swelling sail, | And frighted waves rush wildly oack | Before the broadside's reeling rack ; | The... | |
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