 And sanguine streamers seem'd the flood to fire: The weaver, charm'd with what his loom design'd, Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billow laves, Deep in her draught,...  Novels and Romances of the Author of Waverley - Page 125by Walter Scott - 1825Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...retire. CLIH. With roomy decks ; her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid momhseach mounting hillow laves: Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves. CLIV. This martial present, piously design'd, The loyal City give their best-lov'd King ; And with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...With roomy decks her guns of mighty strength, " Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billov lives, " Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, " She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves. " What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical heautifications " of a ship ! that is,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...roomy dc:l:s her guns of mighty strength, " Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billow laves, " Peep in her draught, and warlike in her length, " She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves. " What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical beautifications " of a ship ! that is,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...charmed with what his loom designed, Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. 153. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves. 154. This martial present, piously designed, The loyal city give their best-loved king; And, with a... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...charmed with what his loom designed, Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. 153. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves. 154. This martial present, piously designed, The loyal city give their best-loved king; And, with a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...knows not to retire. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mountain billow laves. Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She seems a sea-wasp flying in the waves. " What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical beautifications of a ship... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...With roomy decks her guns of mighty strength " Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billow lares, " Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, " She seems a sea-wasp flying in the waves. "What " What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these " poetical beautifications... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...charm'd with what his loom design'd, Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. With roomy decks her guns of mighty strength Whose low-laid mouths each...warlike in her length, She seems a sea-wasp flying in the waves." Cl What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical beautifications of a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 420 pages
...to retire. With roomy decks her guns of mighty strength Whose low-laid mouths each mounting hillow laves, Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She seems a sea-wasp flying in the waves. " What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical beautifications of a ship... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...charm'd with what his loom design'd, " Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. ** With roomy decks her guns of mighty strength " Whose low-laid mouths each...warlike in her length, " She seems a sea-wasp flying in the waves. " What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these " poetical beautifications of a... | |
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