 Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away: But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life.  Poems - Σελίδα 218των William Cowper - 1808 - 438 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 σελίδες
...declme, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of iife. He shouted : nor his friends had fail'd To check the...But so the furious blast prevail'd That, pitiless per force, They left their outcast mate behind. And scutlded still before the wind. Some succour yet... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 σελίδες
...pitiless perforce, They left their outeast mate behind, And scudded still before the wind. Some suceour yet they could afford ; And, such as storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow. But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 382 σελίδες
...the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless perforce, And scudded still before the wind. Some succor yet they could afford ; And, such as storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delayed not to bestow ; But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 380 σελίδες
...pitiless perforce, And scudded still before the wind. They left their outcast mate behind, Some succor yet they could afford; And, such as storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delayed not to bestow ; But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 312 σελίδες
...death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; — nor his friends had failed, To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow : But he, (they knew) nor ship, nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 318 σελίδες
...with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ;—nor his friends had failed, To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware, that flight in such a sea Alone... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 362 σελίδες
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away : But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow : But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 324 σελίδες
...decline, Or couraiju die away ; Bui wag'd with death ii i:isting strife, Supported by duspair of life Ho shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd To check the...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord) Dolay'd not to bostow But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whato'cr they gave, should visit more.... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 σελίδες
...shouted ; nor his friends had failed To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless, perforce, They left their outcast...And such as storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floating cord, Delayed not to bestow, But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should... | |
 | William Cowper - 1843 - 406 σελίδες
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away : But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Nor, cruel as it seem'd, could he Their haste himself condemn, Aware that flight, in such a sea. Alone... | |
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