 He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her, again. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline Or courage die away; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of...  Poems - Page 247by William Cowper - 1826Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay : Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; Bnl wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair...of life He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd To chock the vessel's course, £>ut so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless, perforce, They left... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...brin Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had fail To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
 | 1894 - 868 pages
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. "He shouted; nor his friends liad failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blost prevailed That, pitiless perforce,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 pages
...again. . \ • Not long beneath the whelming brine Expert to swim, he lay : • . . . • Nor soon he felt his strength decline,• . Or courage die away...prevail'd, ,.> . That, pitiless, perforce, They left thoir outcast mate behind, And scudded still before the wind. Some succour yet they could afford •... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - Mental illness - 1856 - 360 pages
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair...check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail' d, That, pitiless perforce, They left their outcast mate behind, And scudded still before... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 512 pages
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away; But waged with death a lasting strife Supported by despair of...his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, They left their outcast mate behind, But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless perforce, And... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1856 - 430 pages
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor bis friends had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless... | |
 | 1860 - 784 pages
...him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the 'whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he 're per force, They left their out-cast mate behind, And scudded still before the wind. Some succor yet... | |
 | William Cowper - 1860 - 506 pages
...Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life He shouted ; nor his friends had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless, perforce,... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away : But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair...check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail' d, That, pitiless perforce, They left their outcast mate behind, And scudded still before... | |
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