 It was not in the battle; No tempest gave the shock; She sprang no fatal leak; She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath; His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our...  Papers of the Manchester Literary Club - Page 15by Manchester Literary Club - 1884Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 482 pages
...leak ; She rau upon no rock : His sword was in its sheath ; His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down, With twice four hundred men. Weigh the...Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full-charged with England's thunder, And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone ; His victories... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...his sheath ; His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down, With twico four hundred menWeigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our foes! And mingle...Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full-charg'd witli England's thunder. And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone, His victories... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 488 pages
...in its sheath ; His fingers held the pen, "When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men. 7 Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our foes ! And mingle with our cup The tear that England owes. 8 Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charged with England's thunder, And plough... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...leak; She ran upon no rock. His sword was hi its sheath ; His fingers held the pen, When Kenipenfelt went down With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our foes 1 And mingle with our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 424 pages
...ran upon no rock. His sword was in the sheath; His fingers held the pea, When Kempenfelt went dowrr With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up,...sound, And she may float again, Full charged with England'8 thunder. And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone, His victories are o'er; And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 pages
...leak ; She ran upon no rock. His sword was in his sheath ; His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down, With twice four hundred men. Weigh the...Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full-charg'd with England's thunder, And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone, His victories... | |
 | 1855 - 424 pages
...leak ; She ran upon no rock. Uis sword was in its sheath ; His finger« held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down, With twice four hundred men. Weigh the...Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, FuUchorg'd with England's thunder, And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone, His victories... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 pages
...leak ; She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath ; His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our foes I And mingle with our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 512 pages
...leak > She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down, With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up Once dreaded by our foes I And mingle with our cup, The tear that England owes Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...leak, She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down, With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded hy our foes ! And mingle with our cup, The tear that England owes. Her timhers yet are sound, And she... | |
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