 | John Young - 1810 - 432 pages
...the slip To seize his flying prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of ocean glow, 118 Wild sparkles crest the broken tides, And flashing...dark billows of the night A gloomy splendour gave." Lord (/the Isles, — Canto I. St. 21. ' ' See,' says Waverley's Highland Guide, there is an ' earn,... | |
 | 1815 - 612 pages
...forward sprung the ship,, i Like greyhound starting from the slip . To seize his Hying prey. . ,, -lf Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of...dark billows of the night A gloomy splendour gave. I It seems as if old Ocean shakes From his dark brow the livid flakes In envious pageantry, .. , .,... | |
 | 1815 - 606 pages
...broken tide*, And, flashing round, the vessel's sides . ..-,.T With elvish lustre lave, .' . ;, . .i / While, far behind, their livid light To the dark billows of the night ' • „ ': fc- * A gloomy splendour gave. . •• jjiA It seems as if old Ocean shakes >• •••... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1820 - 328 pages
...which, although by no means in his best manner, as I think you may be .pleased with it, I will transmit. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of...livid light To the dark billows of the night A gloomy splendor gave. May 15. — Between one and two in the morning, a tempest came on from the south-west;... | |
 | John Leycester Adolphus - 1822 - 228 pages
...bounding, forward sprung the ship, Like greyhound starting from the slip, To seize his flying prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of...dark billows of the night A gloomy splendour gave." Lord of the Isles.— Canto I. St. 21. " ' See,' says Waverley's Highland Guide, ' there is an earn,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...Fierce-bounding, forward sprung the ship, Like greyhound starting from the .slip, To seize his flying prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of ocean glow, Those lightning of the wave; (p.) Wild sparkles crest the broken tides, And, flashing round, the vessel's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, Tbe mimic fires of ocean glow, Those lightnings of the wave ; (9) Wild sparkles crest the broken tides, And, flashing...vessel's sides With elvish lustre lave, While, far behiud, their livid light To the dark billows of the night A gloomy splendour gave. It seems as if... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 pages
...bounding, forward sprung the ship Like greyhound starting from the slip, ' To seize his flying prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of ocean glow, Those lightnings of the wave-9 Wild «parties crest the broken tides, And, flashing round, the vessel's sides With elvish lustre... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1840 - 286 pages
...forward sprung the ship Like greyhound starting from the slip To seize his flying prey. Awaked hefore the rushing prow, The mimic fires of ocean glow. Those...lightnings of the wave ;: Wild sparkles crest the hroken tides, And, flashing round, the vessel's sides With elvish lustre lave,z While, far hehind,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...bounding, forward sprung the ship, Like greyhound starting from the slip To seize his flying prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic fires of...flashing round, the vessel's sides With elvish lustre lave,5 While, far behind, their livid light To the dark billows of the night A gloomy splendour gave.... | |
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XXI. The helm, to his strong arm consign'd, Gave the reef'd sail to meet the wind, And on her alter'd way, Fierce bounding, forward sprung the ship, Like greyhound starting from the slip To seize his flying prey. Awaked before the rushing prow, The mimic... 
