 Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep And full of voices, slowly rose and plunged Roaring, and all the wave was in a flame...  Punch - Page 4edited by - 1892Full view - About this book
 | Fletcher S. Bassett - Folklore - 1885 - 505 pages
...— "And watched the great sea fall Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, "Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep, And full of voices,...plunged, Roaring, and all the wave was in a flame." Hone** says: "A common affimation is that the tenth wave is the greatest, and always the most dangerous."... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1885 - 933 pages
...cove, and watch'd the great sea fall, Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep And full of voices, slowly...rose and plunged Roaring, and all the wave was in a And down the wave and in the flame was borne A naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet, Who stoopt and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1886 - 640 pages
...sea fall, Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the And full of voices, slowly rose and plunged Roaring,...and in the flame was borne A naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet, Who stoopt and caught the babe, and cried " The King ! Here is an heir for Uther ! "... | |
 | Plato - Political science - 1888 - 324 pages
...cave, and watched the great sea fall, AVave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one gathering half the deep, And full of voices, slowly...plunged Roaring, and all the wave was in a flame." Tennyson, Coming of A rthtir. The Romans spoke of the decimus or decumanus flnctus in the same way,... | |
 | Plato - Utopias - 1888 - 324 pages
...and watched the great sea fall, V,'a,ve after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one gathering half the deep, And full of voices, slowly...plunged Roaring, and all the wave was in a flame." Tennyson, Coming of A rtlmr. The Romans spoke of the decimue or decumamis fluctus in the same way,... | |
 | Alexander Bain - English language - 1888
...Tennyson's ingenuity is conspicuous. The movement of a wave at the beach is described— Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep And full of voices, slowly rose and plunged Bearing. The following explains itself :— Then would he whistle, rapid as any lark. In many passages,... | |
 | William Clark Russell - Sea stories, English - 1888 - 311 pages
...averted." Tennyson refers to this peculiar surge in the Holy Grail, when he says — " Till lust a ninth one, gathering half the deep, And full of voices, slowly rose and plunged, Eoaring ; and all the wave was in a flame." Perhaps some modern skipper, whose decks have been swept,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1889 - 807 pages
...cove, and watch'd the great sea fall, Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep And full of voices, slowly...and in the flame was borne A naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet, Who stoopt and caught the babe, and cried " The King ! Here iť an heir for Uther !... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1891 - 78 pages
...cove, aud watch'd the great sea fall, Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep And full of voices, slowly rose and plunged 380 Roaring, and all the wave was in a flame : And down the wave and in the flame was borne A naked... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - Poets, English - 1892 - 901 pages
...cove, and watch'd the great sea fall, Wave after wave, each mightier than the last, Till last, a ninth one, gathering half the deep And full of voices, slowly...and in the flame was borne A naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet, Who stoopt and caught the babe, and cried " The King ! Here is an heir for Uther ! "... | |
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