 | British poets - 1809 - 512 sayfa
...true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard,...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... | |
 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - 1810 - 508 sayfa
...tell me true If my sweet William sails among your crew ? William, who high upon the yard Rock'd by the billows to and fro, . Soon as her well-known voice...heard, He sigh'd and cast his eyes below ; The cord glides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 sayfa
.... If my sweet William sails among the crew," William, who high upon the yard Rock'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 slide* swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweot... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sayfa
...tell me true, If my sweet William sails among your crew. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd by the billows to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice...heard, He sigh'd, 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... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 sayfa
...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 billows 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... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 sayfa
...sweet William sails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard • • • Rock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard,...slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as -lightning) on the deck he stands. T . •' . I So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 sayfa
...true-love find ? Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew. Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd,...slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. t So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sayfa
...true, If my sweet William sails among the crew." William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow towards the south, and turneth about unto the north....whirleth about continually ; and the wind returneth lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 364 sayfa
...the crew. " * Probably Ward and Gildon. jf. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard,...swiftly through his glowing hands., And (quick as lightning) on the duck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 sayfa
...true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard,...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... | |
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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.... 
