 He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her, again. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline Or courage die away; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of...  Life and works of William Cowper - Page 250by William Cowper - 1835Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 pages
...went, Nor ever ship left Albion's coast With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away : But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shonted ; nor his friends had fail'd... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1856 - 360 pages
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair...check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail' d, That, pitiless perforce, They left their outcast mate behind, And scudded still before... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1856 - 430 pages
...left Albion's coast, With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor bis friends had failed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 464 pages
...left Albion's coast, With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 512 pages
...left Albion's coast, With warmer wishes sent. He lov'd them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away; But waged with death a lasting strife Supported by despair of life. He shouted; nor his friends had fail'd... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1856 - 438 pages
...vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. 400 THE CASTAWAY. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Kxpert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He -Injured : nor his friends had... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...left Albion's coast With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ! But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. 128 But so the furious blast prevailed,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1858 - 740 pages
...warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. VOL. ii. 29 Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. i He shouted : nor his friends had... | |
 | William Cowper - 1860 - 506 pages
...Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life He shouted ; nor his friends had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless, perforce,... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...left Albion's coast With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine,...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away : But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd... | |
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