 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
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...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 had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
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...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline,. Or courage die away; 5 But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair...vessel's course, But so, the furious blast prevail'd, 10 That, pitiless perforce, They left their outcast mate behind. And scudded still before the wind.... | |
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...brine, Expert to swim, he lay, Nor soon he felt his strength decline, 15 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, 20 But so the furious blast prevailed That, pitiless perforce,... | |
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...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 failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
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...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 had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
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...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 had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless perforce,.... | |
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