 At half-past eight o'clock, booms, hencoops, spars, And all things, for a chance, had been cast loose That still could keep afloat the struggling tars, For yet they strove, although of no great use: There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats...  A Memoir of the Late Captain Peter Heywood, R.N.: With Extracts from His ... - Стр. 19авторы: Edward Tagart - 1832 - Страниц: 332Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Monthly literary register - 1821 - Страниц: 678
...great use : There was no light in beaveu but a few stars, The boats j>ut off, o'ercrowded with their She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And, going down headforemost— sunk, in short." 62. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shriek'4 the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - Страниц: 244
...use : There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews ; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And, going down head foremost — sunk, in short. LIL Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shriekM the timid, and stood Still... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - Страниц: 486
...use : There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews ; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And, going down head foremost — sunk, in short. L1I. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then sbrick'd the timid, and stood slill... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1823 - Страниц: 258
...use : There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews ; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost — sunk, in short. LII. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shriek'd the timid, and stood still... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - Страниц: 226
...use: There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews ; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost — sunk, in short. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shriek'd the timid, and stood still the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - Страниц: 234
...use : There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost—sunk, in short. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shiiek'd the timid, and... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - Страниц: 906
...use: There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost—sunk, in short. LII. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shriek'd the timid,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Страниц: 412
...Cowper. There was no light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off o'crcrowded with their crews ; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head foremost — sunk, in short. Huron. LURCH, va Lat. lurcor. To devour ; to swallow greedily. Too far off from great cities... | |
 | Old Sailor - 1826 - Страниц: 534
...use : There wai no light in heaven bat a few stars ; The boat! put off o'ercrowded with their crewi; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port. And going down head foremost, sunk ill short. Then rose from tea to iky the wild farewell, Then thriek'd the timid, aud stood Mill the... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1832 - Страниц: 320
...overboard, accompanying it with a most dreadful yell. The cries of the men drowning in the water were at first awful in the extreme ; but as they sunk and...foremost— sunk Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell ! Tben slmck'd the timid and stood still the breve ; Then some leap'd overboard with dreadftil yell,... | |
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