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... Lord Byron's Works - Page 137by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821Full view - About this book
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1905 - 1088 pages
...LI At half-past eight o'clock, booms, hencoops, spars, And all things, for a chance, had been cast loo |R LII Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell — Then shriek'd the timid, and stood still the brave,... | |
| Jeannette Leonard Gilder - Literature - 1910 - 330 pages
.... . . 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...then a lurch to port; And, going down head foremost — sank, in short. Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell; Then shrieked the timid, and stood... | |
| Sherwin Cody - American poetry - 1905 - 628 pages
...U AT half-past eight o'clock, booms, hen-coops, spars, And all things, for a chance, had been cast loose, That still could keep afloat the struggling...light in heaven but a few stars ; The boats put off, o'er crowded with their crews ; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And going down head-foremost... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1905 - 1092 pages
...LI At half-past eight o'clock, booms, hencoops, spars, And all things, for a chance, had been cast ations shal bnt a few stars, The boats put off o'ercrowded with their crews; She gave a heel, and then a lurch... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Italy - 1906 - 488 pages
...LI 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...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 the brave,... | |
| 1902 - 438 pages
...all things, for a chance, had been cast loose, That still could keep afloat the struggling tam—' For yet they strove, although of no great use: There...few stars. The boats put off, o'ercrowded with their ¿w& Shegaveaheel, andthenalurchtoport; And, going down bead foremost—sank, in shod. Then rose from... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1907 - 170 pages
...LI 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...And, going down head foremost — sunk, in short. LII Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell — Then shrieked the timid, and stood still the brave,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English letters - 1907 - 486 pages
...LI 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...light in heaven but a few stars, The boats put off overcrowded with their crews; She gave a heel, and then a lurch to port, And, going down head foremost... | |
| Alphonso Gerald Newcomer - English literature - 1910 - 776 pages
...51 At half -past eight o'clock, booms, hencoops, spars, And all things, for a chance, had been cast a head-foremost — sunk, in short. 52 Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell — Then shrieked... | |
| English literature - 1910 - 356 pages
...51 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...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... | |
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