 THE boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm — A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though childlike...  The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans - Page 135by Mrs. Hemans - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on — be would not go, Without his father's word ; * Young Casabianca, a boy about thirteen years old,... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on—he would not go, Without his father's word; * Young Casablanca, a boy about thirteen years old,... | |
 | 1826 - 726 pages
...CASABIANCA." The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flarae that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames rolled on — he would not go, Without his Father's word ; That Father, faint in death below, His voice... | |
 | Boston (Mass.) - 1826 - 426 pages
...OBSERVE AND PRESERVE." [iN ADVANCE. Vel beautiful and bright he stood, As born lo rule the storm j A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on— be would not 50, Without bit father's word; The father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 360 pages
...CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. He call'd aloud — " Say, father, say If yet my task... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1828 - 228 pages
...•Tun boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames rpll'd on— he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 216 pages
...CASABIANCA.* THE hoy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; ' The flame that lit the batde's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. . Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rnle the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on—... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. 2 The flames roll'd on — he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. 3 He call'd aloud — " Say, father, say If yet my... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1829 - 424 pages
...powder. THE hoy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...blood, A proud though childlike form ! The flames rolled on — he would not go Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1829 - 476 pages
...powder. THE boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful...blood, A proud though childlike form ! The flames rolled on — he would not go Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice... | |
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