 | Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - 1893 - 340 pages
...day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motijn ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so ; Nine fathom deep he had followed ns, From the land of mist and snow. If this be so, my shipmates said, What use that bird to shoot P... | |
 | John D. Post - 1842 - 314 pages
...death-fires danced at night ;ff The water, like a witch's oils/ Burnt green, and blue, and white. 7. And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so ; Nine fathom deep he had8 followed us From the land of mist and snow. 8. And every tongue, through utter drought," Was withered... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue, and white. And mist and enow, The spirit slid ; and it was he That...left off their tune, And the ship stood still also. Ah, well-a-day ! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross the albatross About... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...death-tires danced at night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue, and white. And pe (1759), his admirable Chinese Letter«, afterwards...title of Tlie Citizen of the World, a Life of Ис enow. And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root ; We could not speak, no more... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 846 pages
...death-fires danced at night ; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue, and white. And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued...Nine fathom deep he had followed us From the land ot mist and snow. And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root : We could not... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue, and white. " And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so : Nine fathom deep he had follow'd us From the land of mist and snow. i And every tongue, through utter drought, Was wither'd... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...no cliinble or clement without one or more. And every tongue, through utter drought, * Was wither'd oth hands j outraged, and anguish for domestic affections interemployed, held h Ah ! well-a-day ! what evil looks Had I from old and young ! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...Peellus, may be coosulted. They are very numerous, and there u DO climate or element without one or more. And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered...speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot. ma"."!.- Ah ! well-a-day ! what evil looks IhstreM™ Had I from old and young ! Throw /hf Instead... | |
 | 1846 - 844 pages
...shall content ourselves with quoting a few from his wonderful ballad of " The Ancient Mariner" : — " And every tongue through utter drought Was withered...speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot." * * * * " With throats unslaked, and black lips baked, Agape they heard me call : Gramercy ! they for... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so : ?•inc fathom deep he had follow'd us From the land of mist and snow. " And every tongue, through utter drought, Was wither'd at the root ; We could not speak, no more than if We had been choak'd with soot. " Ah ! well-a-day... | |
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And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root; We could not speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot. Ah! well-a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young? Instead of the cross the Albatross About my neck was hung. 
