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...When on the white sea-strand, Waving his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, With twenty horsemen. • Then launched they to the blast • Bent like a reed...each mast — Yet we were gaining fast, When the wind fail'd us; And with a sudden flaw Came round the gusty Skaw, 80 that our foe we saw Laugh as he hail...

...When on the white sea-strand, Waving his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, With twenty horsemen. " Then launched they to the blast, Bent like a reed each mast, Yet we were gaining fust, When the wind failed us ; And with a sudden flaw Came round the gusty Skaw, So that our foe we...

...— When on the white sea-strand, Waving his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, With twenty horsemen. Then launched they to the blast, Bent like a reed...Came round the gusty Skaw, So that our foe we saw And as to catch the gale Round veered the flapping sail, Death ! was the helmsman's hail, Death without...

...launched they to the blart, Bent like a reed eaeh mast, Yet we were gaining fiu-t, When Cie wind i'aiied us ; And with a sudden flaw Came round the gusty Skaw,...Laugh as he hailed us, " And as to catch the gale Koimd veered the napping sail, Death ! was the helmsman's hail, Death without quarter 1 Mid-ships,...

...FOSTER. U7 BALLADS, SONGS, AND SONNETS. XXVII. Round Tower at Newport. ButKEr FOSTKU. 103 XXVI II. " Then launched they to the blast, Bent like a reed each mast." BUCKET FOSTKU. lo 5 XXIX. " And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted." BIKKKT FOSTKU. 10S XXX,...

...his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, " Then launched they to the blast, Bent like a reed each mast3 Yet we were gaining fast. When the wind failed us ; And with a sudden flaw Came round the gusty Skaw5 So that our foe we saw Laugh as he hailed us0 '" And as to catch the gale Round veered the flapping...

...Norsemen! When on (he white sea-strand, Waving his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, With twenty horsemen. „Then launched they to the blast, Bent like a reed each mast, Yet we were gaining fast, AVhen the wind failed us; And with a sudden flaw Game round the gusty Skaw, So that onr foe we saw...

...Among the Norsemen ! When on the white-sea strand, Waving his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, 334 " Then launched they to the blast, Bent like a reed...gale Round veered the flapping sail, Death ! was the helmsman 's hail, Death without quarter ! Mid-ships with iron keel Struck we her ribs of steel Down...

...his armed hand, Saw we old Hildebrand, With twenty horsemen. " Then launched they to the blast, Bout like a reed each mast, Yet we were gaining fast, When the wind foiled us; And with a sudden flaw Came round the gusty Skuw, So that our foe we saw Laugh as he hailed...