 | Walter Colton - Mediterranean Sea - 1835 - 332 pages
...holier trust Than those consigned to mound or marble bust. I love the sailor—his eventful life— His firmness in the gale, the wreck and strife; And tho' a wild and reckless ucean-rnnser, His generous spirit—his contempt of danger— God grant he make that port, when life... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...fall not unmourn'd — their winding-sheet May be the ocean's deep, unresting wave; Yet o'er their grave will wandering winds repeat The dirge of millions...firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strife ; And though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger, Gon grant he make that port, when life is o'er. Where storms... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 526 pages
...day Hath toss'd, aweary of his ocean way, And watch'd all-anxious every wind that blows. SOUTHEY. 3. I love the sailor ; — his eventful life — His...firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strife ; — And, though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger, God grant he make that port, when life is o'er, Where storms... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 540 pages
...day Hath toss'd, aweary of his ocean way, And watch'd all-anxious every wind that blows. SOUTHEY. 3. I love the sailor ; — his eventful life — His...firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strife ; — And, though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger, God grant he make that port, when life is o'er, Where storms... | |
 | Joseph Cross - Christian biography - 1851 - 366 pages
...0 could I climb the morning sk/j And write it there in lines of fire ! " XV. "SHIP AHOY!" (1846.) " I love the sailor, his eventful life, His generous...contempt of danger, His firmness in the gale, the wreck, the strife ; And though a wild and reckless oceau-rauger, * God grant he make that port, when life... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 588 pages
...— Bleeding and battling — with his colours fast As noil can bind them to his shatter'd mast . . . I love the sailor — his eventful life — His generous...His firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strife; And though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger, Gon grant he make that port, when life is o'er, Where storms... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...a day Hath tost, aweary of the ocean way, And watched all anxious every wind that blows. Soutltey. I love the sailor; — his eventful life — His generous...firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strife; — And though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger, God grant he make that port, when life is o'er, Where storms... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1855 - 690 pages
...Bleeding and battling — with his colours fast As nail can bind them to his shattcr'd inast. . . . I love the sailor — his eventful life — His generous spirit — his contempt of dancer— His firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strilV ; And though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger,... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - Dreams - 1856 - 292 pages
...generous to his foes, And in a set of phrases, which on land The wisest head could never understand. I love the sailor — his eventful life — His generous...of danger — His firmness in the gale, the wreck, the strife ; And, though a wild and reckless ocean ranger, God grant he make that port, when life is... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - Dreams - 1856 - 296 pages
...— His firmness in the gale, the wreck, the strife ; And, though a wild and reckless ocean ranger, God grant he make that port, when life is o'er, Where storms are hushed, and billows break no more. Rev. WALTER COLTON. With gold and silver streamers fine The ladies' rigging show ; But English ships... | |
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I love the sailor ; — his eventful life — His generous spirit — his contempt of danger — His firmness in the gale, the wreck, and strife ; — And, though a wild and reckless ocean-ranger, God grant he make that port, when life is o'er, Where... 
