 Then the master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And, at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts ! she moves...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4961851Full view - About this book
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 418 pages
...Ready to be The bride of the gray, old sea. VI. Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And,... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pages
...hear Will be those of joy, and not of fear. " Then fhc master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand; And, at the word, Loud and sudden there was...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see I she stirs I She starts I she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel ! And, spurning... | |
 | 1872 - 514 pages
...descending, Ready to be The bride of the gray old sea. Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts ! she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And, spurning... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...hear Will be those of joy, and not of fear. " Then the master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And, at the word, Loud and sudden there was...The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away tho shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts 1 she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1872 - 730 pages
...fear!" Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, Lond and sndden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And,... | |
 | Mrs. George Campbell OVEREND - 1872 - 268 pages
...MASTER PETER PRESENT AT THE LAUNCH OF THE SHIP. ' Then the master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And, at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All round them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see... | |
 | H. L. D. Potter - 1873 - 444 pages
...descending, Ready to be The bride of the gray old sea. Then the master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts — she moves — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1873 - 294 pages
...joy and not of fear ! " Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1873 - 632 pages
...joy and not of fear ! " Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1874 - 384 pages
...Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And at the word, THE SECRET OF THE SEA. Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and...blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And,... | |
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