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" 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... "
The Shipwreck: A Poem - Page 216
by William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - 1804 - 220 pages
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 3

1782 - 516 pages
...rafh and impious hand, the itrippling tried Th' immortal courfers of the fun to guide. The veffel, while the dread event draws nigh. Seems more impatient o'er the waves to fly ; Fate fpurs her on : thus, iffuing from afar, Advances to the fun fome blazing ftar ; And, as it feels...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - 1794 - 268 pages
...rafli and impious hand, the ftrypling try'd Th' immortal courfers of the fun to guide.— The vellel, while the dread event draws nigh, Seems more impatient o'er the waves to fly ; . i'ate fpurs her on. Tkus iHuing from afar, Advances to the fun fome Waging ft»r : » • '. And,...
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Young. Churchill. Lloyd. Falconer. Thomson

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 pages
...ra(h and impious hand the (tripling try'd Th' immortal courfers of the fun to guide.— The veflel, while the dread event draws nigh, Seems more impatient o'er the waves to fly : Fate fpurs her on. — Thus iffuing from afar, Advances to the fun fome blazing ftar ; And, as it...
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The Shipwreck: A Poem in Three Cantos

William Falconer - 1803 - 216 pages
...day, With rash and impious hand the stripling try'd Th' immortal coursers of the sun to guide. — 555 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, The fatal Retreat. And, as it feels th' attraction's...
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The shipwreck, with life by R. Carruthers, illustr. by B. Foster

William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...unbridled course; Quick to the abandoned wheel Arion came The ship's tempestuous sallies to reclaim : 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...
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The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, Volume 2

English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...car of day, With rash and impious hand the stripling tried TV immortal coursers of the sun to guide. 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...
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The Poetical Works of William Falconer: Collated with the Best Editions

William Falconer, Thomas Park - 1809 - 184 pages
...unbridled course; Quick to the' abandon'd wheel Arion came The ship's tempestuous sallies to reclaim : 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...
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Poetical narratives, epistles, and humourous pieces, selected from the most ...

Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 pages
...of day, With rash and impious hand the stripling tried Tli' immortal coursers of the sun to guide. 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...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 14

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 622 pages
...unbridled course ; Quick to th' abandon'd wheel Arion came The ship's tempestuous sallies to reclaim : Tlie vessel, while the dread event draws nigh, Seems more impatient o'er the waves to fly ; Fate spurs heron ! — Thus, issuing from afar, Advances to the Sun some blazing star, And, as it...
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The shipwreck, a poem. With additional notes, and a sketch of the author's ...

William Falconer - 1811 - 252 pages
...rash and impious hand, the stripling tried Th' immortal coursers of the Sun to guide. — • m V 4 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...
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