| Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry; So, though the waves are raging white, I'|l row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still, as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, . Adown the glen rode armed men,—... | |
| 1817 - 292 pages
...highland sterility, and bare rocks, which we had eft behind us ; but here again — —the water wraith was shrieking, And, in the scowl of heaven, each face Grew dark as ice were speaking.* The road to Stirling winded serpentinely round the town, so that we had it always... | |
| John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...DAITGHTEJR ///>//////////, d& net tarty f Andltifftrf thf a silver poutul 7b rvtf t/s etr the fr/ -rt : By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men, Their... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row ye o'er the ferry. By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven, each face Grew dark as they were speaking: But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men, Their... | |
| Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1825 - 388 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row ye o'er the ferry. By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven, each face Grew dark as they were speaking : But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men,... | |
| John Barclay (of Calcots.) - English language - 1826 - 184 pages
...A water-wraith or some gruous ghaist. — Journal from London to Portsmouth, in the Buchan Dialect. By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. Campbell. Red came the river down, and loud and oft The angry spirit of the water shriek'd. Douglas,... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...In danger shall not tarry; So—though the waves are raging white— I'll row you o'er the ferry !" By this, the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven, each face Grew dark as they were speaking. z 2 But still as wilder blew the wind, < •••~.. And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen... | |
| British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry;. So, though the waves are .raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry. By this the storm grew loud apace ; The water-wraith...heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still, as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed mm ; Their... | |
| English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...In danger shall not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry.' — By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men, Their... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1828 - 258 pages
...'11 row you o'er the ferry.' — By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ;a And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. » The evil spirit of the waters. But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer,... | |
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