| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 386 pages
...spray How gloriously her gallant course she goes ! Her white wings flying — never from her foes — She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems...wreck — To move the monarch of her peopled deck? IV. Hoarse o'er her side the rustling cable rings ; And gathering loiterers on the land discern Her... | |
| George Newenham Wright - 1836 - 374 pages
...— never from her foes. She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the element« to strife : Who would not brave the battle-fire —...wreck — To move the monarch of her peopled deck." BYRON. " On gaining that part of the ruins which commanded the most extensive look-out, they saw a... | |
| Terence - 1836 - 296 pages
...translation of it: "Frailty, thy name is woman." This change of gender does not always convey disparagement: "She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife." ea quoniam nemini] Menander: — fiíua.\a rn, Sр.лиrои êvyл4içл ТЯУ •-а>ív oXriv.... | |
| George Newenham Wright - 1836 - 356 pages
...SLOOP-OF-WAR. " How gloriously her gallant course she goes, Her white wings flying — never from her foes. She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the element! to strife : Who would not brave the battle-fire — the wreck — To move the monarch of her... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 480 pages
...spray. How gloriously her gallant course she goes! Her white wings flying — never from her foes — She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems...wreck — To move the monarch of her peopled deck ? IV. Hoarse o'er her side the rustling cable rings; The sail* are furl'd ; and anchoring round she... | |
| 1837 - 418 pages
...she goes ; Her white wings flying — never from her foes — 328 FLOWERS OF FICTION. 329 She walke the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare...wreck — To move the monarch of her peopled deck?" " Well, Mr. Lovett, since you have interested a champion in your favour, against whom I am unable to... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 982 pages
...spray. How gloriously her gallant coarse she goes! Her white wings flying — never from her foes — She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems...Who would not brave the battle-fire — the wreck — Те move the monarch of her peopled deck ? IV. Hoar« o'er her side the rustling cable rings ;... | |
| John George Cochrane - 1838 - 508 pages
...spray. How gloriously her gallant course she goes ! Her white wings flying—never from her foes— She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems...dare the elements to strife. Who would not brave the battle-fire—the wreck— To move the monarch of her peopled deck ? Hoarse o'er her side the rustling... | |
| English literature - 1838 - 506 pages
...Receives that prow which proudly spurns the spray. Her white wings flying—never from her foes— She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems...dare the elements to strife. Who would not brave the battle-fire—the wreck— To move the monarch of her peopled deck ? Hoarse o'er her side the rustling... | |
| Hezekiah Hartley Wright - Europe - 1838 - 414 pages
...gazing upon her formidable armament and admirable appointments, exclaim with the impassioned Poet, " Who would not brave the battle-fire, the wreck, To move the monarch of her peopled deck." After leaving the side of this fine ship, whose imposing appearance I shall not soon forget, we visited... | |
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