 We were crowded in the cabin, Not a soul would dare to sleep,— It was midnight on the waters And a storm was on the deep. 'Tis a fearful thing in winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder, "Cut away the mast!  Practical English for Seventh and Eighth Grades - Page 119by James Witt Sewell - 1911 - 307 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 268 pages
...winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder, "Cut away the mast!" 3. So we shuddered there in silence, For the stoutest...While the hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers threatened death. 4. And as thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, "We are lost!" the... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 270 pages
...sleep: It was midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. 2. 'Tis a fearful thing in winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder, " Cut away the mast ! " 3. So we shuddered there in silence, For the stoutest held his breath, While the hungry sea was... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pages
...sleep, — It was midnight on the waters And a storm was on the deep. 'T is a fearful thing in winter ot. And all thine endless leisure, In sweetest accents,...merit, The wealth that is thy King's ! Jerusalem in his prayers, " We are lost ! " the captain shouted As he staggered down the stairs. But his little... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1880 - 150 pages
...midnight on the waters. And a storm was on the deep. 'T is a fearful thing in winter To be shattered in the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder,...with Death. As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, — " We are lost ! " the captain shouted, As he staggered down the stairs. 64 BALLAD... | |
 | Child - 1880 - 218 pages
...to sleep It was midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. :Tis a fearful thing in winter, To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling...sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with Death. So thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy with his prayers. " We are lost ! " the captain shouted,... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
...midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. 'Tis a fearful thing in Winter To be shattered in spices are wafted abroad, And the musk of the rose is in his prayers, " We are lost !" the captain shouted As he staggered down the stairs. But his little... | |
 | 1881 - 304 pages
...sleep i It was midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. 'Tis a fearful thing in winter. To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Tlmndor, " Cut away" the mast I " So we shnddered there in silence ; For the stontest held his breath... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 pages
...— It was midnight on the waters !|K§!* And a storm upon the deep. 'T is a fearful thing in winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling...with Death. As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, " We are lost !" the captain shouted As he staggered down the stairs. OLD-SCHOOL PUNISHMENT.... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 396 pages
...sleep; It was midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. 2. Tis a fearful thing in winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder, " Cut away the mast ! " 3. So we shuddered there in silence, For the stoutest held his breath, While the hungry sea was... | |
 | 1883 - 804 pages
...to sleep, It was midnight ou the waters And a storm was on the deep. Tis a fearful thing in winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder, " Cut away the mast I" So we shuddered there in silence, For the stoutest held his breath, While the hunjrry sea was roaring,... | |
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