 | John Gay - 1745 - 272 pages
...fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd and caft his eyes below : The cord Hides fwiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he ftands. III. So the fweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts clofe his pinions to his breaft, . (If, chance,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 372 pages
...fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below: The cord Hides fwiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he fUnds. So the fweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts clofe his pinions to his breaft (If, chance, his... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...find ? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true If my fweet William fails among the crew ! William, William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd and caft his eyes below : The cord flides fwiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning)... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...true-love find? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If шу Tweet William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon a; her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and oft his eye-, below : The cord (lides fwiftly through... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...true-love find ? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If my fweet William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and cad his eyes below : The cord fiide» fwiftly through hi» glowing hand«, Aud (quick as... | |
 | English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...truelove find ! : Tell me, ye jovial Sailors ! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew. n. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh '<!, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1814 - 652 pages
...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sighed, and cast his eyes below: The cord glides swiftly through his glowing hands, And quick as light'ning on the deck he stands. III. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, IF chance his mate's... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - English ballads and songs - 1803 - 228 pages
...Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true, 180 William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well-known voice he heard,...sigh'd, and cast his eyes below. The cord slides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...William sails among your crew. William, who, high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and 1'ro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below; The cord flies swiftly through his glowing hands) •V> id quick as lightnmg on the deck he stands. £ 2 So... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...failors, tell me true, If my fwect William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard Uock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He fighM, and caft his eyes below : The cord (lides fwiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning)... | |
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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 slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet... 
