A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay G. Routledge and Sons, 1870 - 602 pages |
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Page 133
... waves on waves , and gulfs on gulfs , O'ercame the pilot's art . Yet then from all my griefs , O Lord , Thy mercy ... wave , I knew thou wert not slow to hear , Nor impotent to save . The storm was laid , the winds retired Obedient to ...
... waves on waves , and gulfs on gulfs , O'ercame the pilot's art . Yet then from all my griefs , O Lord , Thy mercy ... wave , I knew thou wert not slow to hear , Nor impotent to save . The storm was laid , the winds retired Obedient to ...
Page 137
... wave below . The un- sightly plain Lies a brown deluge , as the low - bent clouds Pour flood on flood , yet unexhausted still Combine , and deepening into night , shut up The day's fair face . The wanderers of Heaven , Each to his home ...
... wave below . The un- sightly plain Lies a brown deluge , as the low - bent clouds Pour flood on flood , yet unexhausted still Combine , and deepening into night , shut up The day's fair face . The wanderers of Heaven , Each to his home ...
Page 404
... wave ; For the deck it was their field of fame And Ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell , Your manly hearts shall glow , As ye sweep through the deep , While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud ...
... wave ; For the deck it was their field of fame And Ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell , Your manly hearts shall glow , As ye sweep through the deep , While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud ...
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