 O'er the deadly space between: 'Hearts of oak' ! our captains cried, when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun.  First (-Fourth) reading book - Page 314by Philip George and son, ltd - 1872Full view - About this book
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...thunder, shrieks, shouts, tridents, and heroes. « Hearts Df oak, "our captains cried ! when each jpm From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round...back ; Their shots along the deep slowly boom.: Then cease, and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or in conflagration pale, Light the gloom.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade...the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. — IV, Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...van the fleetef rush'd O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the suii. Again ! again ! again ! IV. And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. 29 ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurriance eclipse Of the sun. IV. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd " Hearts of oak!" our Captain cried; wheu each gun, From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade...: Their shots along the deep slowly boom, — Then ceas'd; — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1814 - 274 pages
...death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. IV. Again! again! again! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our...— Their shots along the deep slowly boom : Then ceas'd — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade...eclipse Of the sun. Again ! again ! again ! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1819 - 188 pages
...fleeter rush'd „ O'er the deadly space between. ' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade...hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again! again! again! And the havock did, not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between. 'Hearts of oak,' our captains cried!' when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade...hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again! again! again! And the havock did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ;— Their shots along... | |
 | Privateer - 1821 - 464 pages
...scene, And fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. " Hearts of ouk" our captains cried, when each gun From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade...the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. CAMPBELL. the appointed hour Raleigh went on shore, and returned with his passengers. The chair was... | |
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