Once more upon the waters ! yet once more ! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider. Welcome, to their roar ! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the... The works of the rt. hon. lord Byron - Page 79by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824Full view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 pages
...guidance, whereso'er it lead ! Though the strain'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must I on ; for I...to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail." -He then adds, that he resumes the tale of " the wandering outlaw of his own dark... | |
| 1817 - 536 pages
...upon the waters! Yet once morel. And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knowt Ids rider. . . Still must I on; for I am as a weed Flung from the rock, on ocean's foam to sail, Wherein tbe surge may tweep, the tempett breath prevail." 'By such an introduction, we are prepared... | |
| 1816 - 692 pages
...strain'd mast should quiver as a reed, "* """Arid the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must 1 on; for I am as a weed, Flung from the rock on Ocean's foam, to sail ' nt Swift be their guidance, whereso'er it lead! Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath... | |
| 1816 - 832 pages
...strain'd mast should quirer a«areed, [gale, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the Still must I on j for I am as a weed, Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail [pest's breath prevail. Where'er the surge may sweep, thetemIn my youth's summer I did sing of One,... | |
| 1817 - 590 pages
...guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the strain'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvass fluttering strew the gale, Still must I on ; for I...to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.' Canto III. pp. 3, 4. The theme of Childe Harold is then resumed, and the stanzas follow... | |
| Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 336 pages
...companionless, fro») wave to wave, On life's rough sea— and there was none to save. . MONTGOMERY. - For I am as a weed Flung from the rock, on ocean's foam to sail, Where'er the snrge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevailHere the similarity is not, as in the preceding instances,... | |
| 1818 - 896 pages
...wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the strain'd mast should quiver US ¡I ТИП), And the rent canvas flottering strew the gale, Still must I on; for I am as a weed,...from the rock, on ocean's foam, to sail Where'er the snrge may sweep, the tern« pest's breath prevail." pp. î,4. The noble bard takes the opportunity,... | |
| 1818 - 904 pages
...straiu'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must I 011; for I am as a weed, Flung from the rock, on ocean's...to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail." pp.S,4, The noble bard takes the opportunity, during this vagrant voyage, of relating,... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...guidance, wheresoe'er it lead! Though the strain'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must I on; for I am as a wred, Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath... | |
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