 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1840 - 376 pages
...its adamantine lips Spread a death- shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. IT. Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack,...sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. — v, ' Ye are brothers ! ye are men ! And we conquer but to save : — So peace instead of death... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 pages
...between. " Hearts of oak!" our captains cried; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...deep slowly boom:— Then ceased— and all is wail, Aa they strike the shatter'd sail; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. — Out spoke the victor... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 882 pages
...terminated this murderous battle, one iff. ' of the most obstinately contested ever fought by the * Again, again, again, And the havoc did not slack,...cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back : Their shuts along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceased and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail.... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
..."Hearts of oak ! " our captains cried, when each gun, From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom ! Out spoke the victor then, As he hailed... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 540 pages
...' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships ! Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along the deep slowly boom :... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...[gun " Hearts of oak," our captains cried; when each From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shutter' d sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. Outspoke the victor then, As he hail'd... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...[gun " Hearts of oak," our captains cried ; when each From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. Outspoke the victor then, As he hail'd them o'er the wave, " Ye are brothers! ye are men ! And we conquer... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 692 pages
..." ' Hearts of oak/ our captains cried ! when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships ! Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack, Tiy a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along the deep slowly boom... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review (1802) - 1846 - 794 pages
...' Hearts of oak,' our captains cried! when From its adamantine lips [each gun Spread a death-shade round the ships ! Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...sun. — " Again! again! again! And the havoc did nol slack, Till a feebler cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back ; — Their shots along the deep... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...Hearts of oak ! " our captains cried ; when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the...Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail ; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom. Out spoke the victor then, As he hail'd... | |
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Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back;— Their shots along the deep slowly boom:— Then ceased— and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail; Or in conflagration pale, Light... 
