 | George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 520 pàgines
...o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapt the ship in splendour wild, They caught the flag on high, And streamed above...child, Like banners in the sky. There came a burst of thunder sound — The boy — oh ! where was he ? Ask of the winds that far around With fragments strewed... | |
 | Gorham Dummer Abbott - 1848 - 168 pàgines
...And looked from that lone post of death, And shouted but once more aloud, " My father, must I stay 1" While o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapped the ship in splendour wild, They caught the flag on high, And streamed above the gallant child, Like banners in... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1866 - 172 pàgines
...lone post, to death, In still, yet brave despair, And shouted but once more aloud — " My fatkr.r .' must I stay?" While o'er him fast, through sail and...child, Like banners in the sky. There came a burst of thunder sound — The boy — 0 ! where was he ? Ask of the winds that far around With fragments strewed... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pàgines
...breath, And in his waving hair; And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud, " My father ! must...sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapt the ship in splendor wild, They caught the flag on high, And stream'd above the gallant child,... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1849 - 420 pàgines
...breath, And in his waving hair, And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud, " My Father ! must...sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapt the ship in splendor wild, They caught the flag on high, And stream'd above the gallant child,... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1849 - 180 pàgines
...And in his waving hair; And looked from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. — 7. And shouted but once more aloud, "My father! must...through sail and shroud The wreathing fires made way. 8. They wrapt the ship in splendor wild, They caught the flag on high, And streamed above the gallant... | |
 | England - 1850 - 456 pàgines
...was a time of the greatest peril and excitement. Napoleon's scheme was to send a fleet towards the And shouted but once more aloud, " My father ! must...sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapt the ship in splendour wild, They caught the flag on high, And streamed above the gallant child,... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1850 - 418 pàgines
...breath, And in his waving hair, And look'd from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud, " My Father ! must...sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They wrapt the ship in splendor wild, They caught the flag on high, And stream'd above the gallant child,... | |
 | Salem Town - 1850 - 374 pàgines
...breath, And in his waving hair ; And looked from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair, 7. And shouted but once more aloud, " My father ! must...through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. 8. They wrapped the ship in splendor wild, 9. There came a burst of thunder sound ; " The boy ! —... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 pàgines
...breath, And in his waving hair: And looked from that lone post of death, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud, ' My father, must...o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fire made way. They wrapped the ship in splendour wild ; They caught the flag on high; And streamed... | |
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And but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on. Upon his brow he felt their breath, And in his waving hair, And looked from that lone post of death In still, yet brave despair; And shouted but once more aloud, "My father! must I stay? 
