| Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...stoutest held his breath, While the hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with death. As there we sat in darkness, Each one busy with his prayers,...God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land?" «Then we kissed the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchored safe in harbor When... | |
| British and foreign sailors' society - 1879 - 398 pages
...sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with death. " As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers. ' We are lost ! ' the captain shouted...Isn't God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land ? ' "Then we kissed the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchored safe in harbour... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1854 - 588 pages
...sate in darkness, Each one busy at his prayers, " We are lost !" the captain shouted, As he stagger'd down the stairs. But his little daughter whispered,...icy hand, " Isn't God upon the ocean, Just the same a« on the land ?" Then we kissed the little maiden And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchor'd in... | |
| 1859 - 798 pages
...lost ! " the Captain shouted, As he stagger'd down the stairs. But his little daughter whisper' d, As she took his icy hand, , " Isn't God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land ? " Then we kiss'd the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, As we anchor' d safe in harbour,... | |
| Baptists - 1744 - 726 pages
...hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers talk with death. And thus we sat in darkness. Each one busy in his prayers; " We are lost," the captain shouted,...little daughter whispered, As she took his icy hand, "Is not Ood upon the ocean Just the same as on the land ?'' Then we kissed the little maiden, And we... | |
| Almanacs, American - 1851 - 316 pages
...sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with Death. As we sadly sat in darkness, Each one busy at his prayers, " We are lost !" the captain shouted,...little daughter whispered. As she took his icy hand, " Is not God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land?" Then we kissed the little maiden, And we... | |
| James Thomas Fields - History - 1849 - 108 pages
...hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with Death. As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, — " We are lost! " the captain shouted,...little daughter whispered, As she took his icy hand, " Is n't God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land ?" Then we kissed the little maiden, And... | |
| American periodicals - 1849 - 742 pages
...hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with Death. As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, " We are lost !" the captain shouted,...little daughter whispered, As she took his icy hand, " Is n't God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land?" Then we kissed the little maiden, And we... | |
| James Thomas Fields - American poetry - 1849 - 124 pages
...hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with Death. As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, — " We are lost ! " the captain shouted,...little daughter whispered, As she took his icy hand, " Is n't God upon the ocean, Just the same as on the land ? " Then we kissed the little maiden, And... | |
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