 Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the Gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas. The good mate said: "Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone. Brave Admiral, speak, what shall I say?" "Why, say...  Living the Radiant Life: A Personal Narrative - Page 63by George Wharton James - 1916 - 291 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1920 - 618 pages
...shoreless seas The good mate said: "Now must we pray Por lo! the very stars are gone Brave Adm'r'l speak, what shall I say?" "Why say: 'Sail on! sail on! and on!'" California's illustrious poet has himself sailed on, "before him only shoreless seas," but out of the... | |
 | 1891 - 642 pages
...be time's burst of dawn, He gained a world; he gave that world It's greatest lesson: "On! and on!" "Why, say: 'Sail on! sail on! and on!' " "My men grow...thought of home; a spray Of salt wave washed his swarthy oheek. "What shall I say, brave admiral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" "Why you shall... | |
 | 1892 - 812 pages
...shoreless seas. The good old mate said, "Now must we pray, For lo ! the very stars are gone. Brave Adm'rl, speak; what shall I say?" "Why, say, 'Sail on ! sail...washed his swarthy cheek. "What shall I say, brave Adm'rl, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" "Why, you shall say, at break of day, 'Sail on !... | |
 | John Marcus Dickey - 1892 - 506 pages
...shoreless seas. The good mate said, " Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone. Brave Adm'ral, speak; what shall I say?" "Why say, 'Sail on! sail...washed his swarthy cheek. " What shall I say, brave Adm'ral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" " Why, you shall say, at break of day, 'Sail on!... | |
 | John Marcus Dickey - 1892 - 472 pages
...shoreless seas. The good mate said, " Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone. Brave Adm'ral, speak; what shall I say?" " Why say, ' Sail on! sail...washed his swarthy cheek. "What shall I say, brave Adm'ral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" " Why, you shall say, at break of day, 'Sail on!... | |
 | John Marcus Dickey - 1892 - 484 pages
...of shores, The good mate said, " Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone. Brave Adm'ral, speak; what shall I say?" " Why say, 'Sail on! sail...washed his swarthy cheek. " What shall I say, brave Adm'ral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" " Why, you shall say, at break of day, 'Sail on!... | |
 | 1892 - 396 pages
...shoreless seas. The good mate said: " Now must we pray, . For lo ! the very stars are gone. Speak, Admiral, what shall I say? " " Why say, 'Sail on! sail on!...washed his swarthy cheek. " What shall I say, brave Admiral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn? " " Why, you shall say at break of day, ' Sail on... | |
 | 1892 - 828 pages
...shoreless seas. The good mate said : ''Now let us pray, For lo ! the very stars are «one. Brave Adm'rl, speak ; what shall I say ?" "Why, say, 'Sail on !...thought of home ; a spray Of salt wave washed his cheek. "What shall I say, brave Adm'rl, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn ?" "Why, you shall... | |
 | 1892 - 312 pages
...said : " Now must we pray, For lo ! the very stars are gone. Speak, Admiral, what shall I say? " " My men grow mutinous day by day; My men grow ghastly...washed his swarthy cheek. " What shall I say, brave Admiral, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn? " " Why, you shall say at break of day, ' Sail on... | |
 | Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick - 1892 - 188 pages
...shoreless seas. The good mate said : " Now must we pray, For lo ! the very stars are gone. Speak, Admiral, what shall I say? " " Why say, ' Sail on ! sail on ! and on ! ' " ******** Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck, And peered through darkness. Ah, that night Of... | |
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