 Tis of the wave and not the rock; Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...  Littell's Living Age - Page 1411850Full view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 432 pages
...forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP. And not a rent made by tlie gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In... | |
 | Thomas Smyth - 1857 - 156 pages
...and what a hco.t Were shaped the anchors of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock : 'Tis of the wave, and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping...not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest-roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 164 pages
...of thy hope ! Eear not each sudden sound and shock, — 'T is of the wave, and not the rock ; 'T is but the .flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hear£s,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 pages
...of the wave and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, 33fi THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP. Ami not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spito of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...anchors of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, — T is of the wave and not the rock; T is but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made...gale ! In spite of rock and tempest roar, In spite of talse lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 pages
...forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping...not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts,... | |
 | American Home Missionary Society - 1859 - 748 pages
...our honored poets : " Sail on, 0 Union strong and great ! Kear not each sudden Bound and shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock ; Tis but the flapping...not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts,... | |
 | John Cumming - 1859 - 398 pages
...Were shaped the anchors of thy hope. Fear not each sudden sound and shock ; "Pis of the ware, not of the rock ; Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale. In spite of rock and tempests' roar ; In spite of false lights on the shore ; Sail on ! nor fear to breast the sea; Our... | |
 | 1859 - 802 pages
...Were shaped the anchors of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock j 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale 1 In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to... | |
 | George Washington Doane (bp. of New Jersey.) - 1861 - 650 pages
...and what a heat, Were shaped, the anchors of thy hope. Fear not each sudden sound and shock ; 'Tis of the wave, and not the rock : "Tis but the flapping...not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock, and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights, on the shore ; Sail on : nor fear to breast the sea, Our... | |
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