Hearty staves of heart-music (selected) by J.E. Clarke |
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... round thy lips sweet smiles are creeping ! Bless thee , mother - farewell , now ! Farewell , sister ! do not weep so , Though I leave thee for awhile ; I'll love thee still while on the deep , now Cheer my heart with thy sweet smile ...
... round thy lips sweet smiles are creeping ! Bless thee , mother - farewell , now ! Farewell , sister ! do not weep so , Though I leave thee for awhile ; I'll love thee still while on the deep , now Cheer my heart with thy sweet smile ...
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... round her , So bravely she bore up her crew , And her flag floated proudly before her , The boast of the red , white , and blue . The wine cup , the wine cup , bring hither , And fill it up true to the brim , May the wreath Nelson won ...
... round her , So bravely she bore up her crew , And her flag floated proudly before her , The boast of the red , white , and blue . The wine cup , the wine cup , bring hither , And fill it up true to the brim , May the wreath Nelson won ...
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... round ? No longer , when compell'd to rove , To make him rich amends , As the needle true , he finds his love , His country , and his friends . Thus , ev'ry danger life endures May to o'erwhelm him come , Trouble at sea only insures ...
... round ? No longer , when compell'd to rove , To make him rich amends , As the needle true , he finds his love , His country , and his friends . Thus , ev'ry danger life endures May to o'erwhelm him come , Trouble at sea only insures ...
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... round the mast ; And sing when , deep in foam , the ship Ploughs onward to the blast . What care the mariners for gales ? There's music in their roar , When wide the berth along the lee , And leagues of room before . Let billows toss to ...
... round the mast ; And sing when , deep in foam , the ship Ploughs onward to the blast . What care the mariners for gales ? There's music in their roar , When wide the berth along the lee , And leagues of room before . Let billows toss to ...
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... round the door , They'll row to keep us hale and warm , As we did them before . Then weel may the boatie row That wins the bairns ' bread ; And happy be the lot of a ' That wish the boat to speed ! THE FISHERMAN'S SONG . AWAY , away o ...
... round the door , They'll row to keep us hale and warm , As we did them before . Then weel may the boatie row That wins the bairns ' bread ; And happy be the lot of a ' That wish the boat to speed ! THE FISHERMAN'S SONG . AWAY , away o ...
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afloat bless boast boatie rows bonnie boys brave breeze British British Grenadiers brothers brow CHARLES MACKAY cheek cheer coming Davidson's dear deep earth ERSKINE CLARKE eyes fair faith Farewell father fear flag frae gale grain guard hand happy harvest hath hear heart Hearts of oak hero honest hope Household treasures Hurrah ivy green John Anderson labour land MARY HOWITT merry merry England morn Music at Z. T. nane like you-there's Nannie ne'er Never give night noble o'er old England outward bound owre young plough proud rich rink-a-tink a-tink round Rule Britannia sail ship shore sing smile song sorrow stormy tempests blow Strike the iron strong SUNSET TREE tears thee there's nae luck thine thou toil true Trust Tubal Cain voice wave wealth weel wife wind you-there's nane Z. T. Purday's
Popular passages
Page 72 - Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
Page 72 - His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 10 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell, Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep, While the stormy winds do blow...
Page 24 - Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past.
Page 98 - I how great she be ? Great, or good, or kind, or fair, I will ne'er the more despair: If she love me, this believe, I will die ere she shall grieve : If she slight me when I woo, I can scorn and let her go ; For if she be not for me, What care I for whom she be ? George Wither.
Page 73 - Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught ) Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought.
Page 87 - Faith, he maunna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that; Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may,— As come it will for a' that,— That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a
Page 60 - My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go...
Page 104 - A WINSOME WEE THING. SHE is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a bonnie wee thing, This sweet wee wife o
Page 120 - Tis a lesson you should heed, Try, try, try again ; If at first you don't succeed, Try, try, try again. Then your courage should appear, For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear, Try, try, try again.