The Shipwreck: A PoemW. Miller, 1806 - 215 pagini |
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Pagina xl
... SWIFT- SURE , or the WARSPIGHT ; from some MSS . I have seen , I have preferred the former Ship , and can fix the date of the appoint- ment to the year 1767 . In 1764 he published a new edition of his Poem xl BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF.
... SWIFT- SURE , or the WARSPIGHT ; from some MSS . I have seen , I have preferred the former Ship , and can fix the date of the appoint- ment to the year 1767 . In 1764 he published a new edition of his Poem xl BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF.
Pagina lii
... Swift made a point of writing Delphos , instead of Delphi ; and until I had perused Bentley's Dissertation on Phalaris , I thought it should be thus written . Jortin , on this account , says of Swift , that " he should have received ...
... Swift made a point of writing Delphos , instead of Delphi ; and until I had perused Bentley's Dissertation on Phalaris , I thought it should be thus written . Jortin , on this account , says of Swift , that " he should have received ...
Pagina lv
... SWIFT . Though FALCONER possessed a warm and friendly disposition , he was fond of con- troversy , and inclined to satire . His observation was keen , and rapid ; his criticisms on any inaccuracy of language , or expression , were ...
... SWIFT . Though FALCONER possessed a warm and friendly disposition , he was fond of con- troversy , and inclined to satire . His observation was keen , and rapid ; his criticisms on any inaccuracy of language , or expression , were ...
Pagina 53
... swift volution , and th ' enormous train , Let Sages versed in Nature's lore explain . The horrid Apparition still draws nigh , And white with foam the whirling billows fly . The guns were primed ; the Vessel northward veers , Till her ...
... swift volution , and th ' enormous train , Let Sages versed in Nature's lore explain . The horrid Apparition still draws nigh , And white with foam the whirling billows fly . The guns were primed ; the Vessel northward veers , Till her ...
Pagina 54
... swift recoil her Surges swell ; But soon , this transient undulation o'er , The Sea subsides , the whirlwinds rage no more . While southward now th ' increasing breezes veer , Dark clouds incumbent on their wings appear : Ahead they see ...
... swift recoil her Surges swell ; But soon , this transient undulation o'er , The Sea subsides , the whirlwinds rage no more . While southward now th ' increasing breezes veer , Dark clouds incumbent on their wings appear : Ahead they see ...
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ÆNEID ALBERT Anchor anguish appears ARION beauty belay beneath billows blast bloom bosom braced brails breath CANDIA Canto Cape charms clouds coast confest Crew danger death deck Deep descend distress doom dreadful eyes FALCONER FALCONERA fame fatal Fate flies fore furled Gale glow Governor HUNTER Greece groan Halyards heart Hellespont Helm Hope horrors hour ibid larboard leeward light lines Love Maid Marine Mast Mizen mournful Muse Night numbers o'er Old Bond Street pain PALEMON Pilots plain Poem Prow rage reef RETIMO roar Rocks RODMOND roll ropes round ruin sacred Sailors Sails Scene scud Seamen second edition shade Sheet Ship Ship's SHIPWRECK shore side skies smile soft soul starboard Stay-sail stern Storm strains Straits of SICILY Surge sweet swell Tempest third edition thou thundering Tide toil top-mast trembling Vessel wandering wave WILLIAM FALCONER Wind Windlass wretched Yard youth
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Pagina 149 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge ; And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deafning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes ? Canst thou, O partial sleep!
Pagina 149 - That, with the hurly, death itself awakes ? Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king ? Then happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Pagina 122 - Decisive Goal of all their hopes and fears : The Seamen now in wild amazement see The scene of ruin rise beneath their Lee ; Swift from their minds elapsed all dangers past, As dumb with terror they behold the last.
Pagina 157 - Riches are oft by guilt and baseness earn'd ; Or dealt by chance to shield a lucky knave, Or throw a cruel sunshine on a fool.
Pagina 27 - Thames meandering rolls his ample tide : There live the hope and pleasure of his life, A pious daughter, and a faithful wife : For his return with fond officious care Still every grateful object these prepare : Whatever can allure the smell or sight, Or wake the drooping spirits to delight, " This blooming maid in virtue's path to guide The...
Pagina 123 - The vessel, while the dread event draws nigh, Seems more impatient o'er the waves to fly. Fate spurs her on. Thus, issuing from afar, Advances to the sun some blazing star; And, as it feels th' attraction's kindling force, Springs onward with accelerated course.
Pagina ix - Thus o'er the flood four hours she scudding flew, When Falconera's rugged cliffs they view, Faintly along the larboard bow descried, As o'er its mountain tops the lightnings glide. High o'er its summit, through the gloom of night, The glimmering watch-tower casts a mournful light : In dire amazement riveted they stand, And hear the breakers lash the rugged strand — But scarce perceived, when past the beam it flies, Swift as the rapid eagle cleaves the skies. That danger past reflects a feeble joy,...
Pagina 74 - Too soon the eventful moments haste away ! Here perseverance, with each help of art, Must join the boldest efforts of the heart; These only now their misery can relieve, These only now a dawn of safety give. While o'er the quivering deck from van to rear Broad surges roll in terrible career...
Pagina 128 - Awhile they bore the o'erwhelming billows' rage, Unequal combat with their fate to wage; Till all benumbed, and feeble, they forego Their slippery hold, and sink to shades below : Some, from the main yard-arm impetuous thrown On marble ridges, die without a groan : Three with Palemon on their skill depend, And from the wreck on oars and rafts descend ; Now on the mountain-wave on high they ride, Then downward plunge beneath...
Pagina 90 - Can share affliction with the wretch distrest: Their hearts, by cruel fate inured to grief, Oft to the friendless stranger yield relief.