 Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop of porpoises their course explore ; In curling wreaths they gambol on the tide, Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide : Their tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in sparkling trails...  The Shipwreck: A Poem - Pagina 61de William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - 1811 - 215 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | 1782 - 516 pagini
...north, from Africk's burning ihorc, A troop of porpoifeg their courfe explore: In curling wreathes they gambol on the tide, Now bound aloft, now down...tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in fparkling trails along the main. Thefe fleeteft oourfers of the finnyrace, When threatning clouds th'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 538 pagini
...Wkii Now to the north, from Afric's burning fhve, , A troop of porpoifes their courfe explore : I n curling wreaths they gambol on the tide, Now bound...tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in fparkling trails along the main. Thefe fleeted courfers of the finny race, When threat'ning cluuJs... | |
 | William Falconer - 1803 - 216 pagini
...Porpoises. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally and belay. 210 Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...glide. Their tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, 215 That burn in sparkling trails along the main. These fleetest coursers of the finny race, When threat'ning... | |
 | William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pagini
...tack : And, while the lee clue-garnet's lowered away, Taught aft the sheet they tally and belay. IF Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...the tide, Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide : * A yard is said to be braced when it is turned about the most horizontally, either. to the right... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 296 pagini
...unwilling tack ; And while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet, they tally and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...main. These fleetest coursers of the finny race, When threat'ning clouds th' ethereal vault deface, Their rout to leeward still sagacious form, To shun the... | |
 | William Falconer, Thomas Park - 1809 - 184 pagini
...Now to the north, from Afrir's burning shore, A troop of porpoises their course explore ; In ending wreaths they gambol on the tide, Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide: Tlieir tracks awhile the hoary waves retain, That burn in sparkling trails along the main — These... | |
 | Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 pagini
...unwilling tack ; And while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet, they tally and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...main. These fleetest coursers of the finny race, When threat'ning clouds th' ethereal vault deface, Their rout to leeward still sagacious form, To shun the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 pagini
...unwilling tack. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally, and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...down the billow glide : Their tracks awhile the hoary wa?es retain, That burn ¡n sparkling trails along the main — These fleetest coursers of the finny... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pagini
...unwilling tack. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally, and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...now down the billow glide : Their tracks awhile the hoory waves retain, That bum in sparkling trails along the main — These fleetest coursers of the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 622 pagini
...unwiiiinjr tack. And, while the lee clue-garnet's lower'd away, Taught aft the sheet they tally, and belay. Now to the north, from Afric's burning shore, A troop...Now bound aloft, now down the billow glide : Their tricks awhile the hoary wares retain, That burn in sparkling trails along the main — These fleetest... | |
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