 | English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. in. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, ' ( If chance his mate's shrill call he hear) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1814 - 652 pages
...his glowing hands, And quick as light'ning on the deck he stands. III. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, IF chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...flies swiftly through his glowing hands) •V> id quick as lightnmg on the deck he stands. £ 2 So So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his Beast, If chance his mate's shrill c;ill he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 322 pages
...voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below. The cords slide swiftly thro' his glowing hands ; And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So...pinions to his breast, If, chance, his mate's shrill voice he hear, He drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - English poetry - 1808 - 398 pages
...Protinus, ut vocem bene notam audivit, ad infra Praemisit gemitum, nee piger ipse sequi : III. So fhe sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions...drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in fhe British fleet, Might envy William's lips those kisses sweet. IV. O Susan, Susan, lovely dear !... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 300 pages
...and cast his eyes below. The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightuing) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd...his pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's sin-ill note he hear) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Might... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If chance his mate's shrill call he hear)... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...voice he heard, He sigh'd and cast his eyes below ; The cord glides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the...pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...heard, He s^gh'd, ami cast his eyes below : The cord slides s-л iftly thro. igh his glow-ins; hands, And (quick as lightning.') on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shots close his pinions to his breast, (If cham-c his mate's shrill-call he hear) And drops at once... | |
 | 1810 - 430 pages
...from his aerial region plump into the Canongate Tolbooth ! " So the siy lark, hfgh poiitd in o\r, , Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill voice he hear, , And drops at once into her nest." • After a lively and spirited sketch of the "... | |
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So the sweet lark, high pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hear) And drops at once into her nest . The noblest Captain in the British fleet, Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. 
