 Roll on ! thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; man marks the earth with ruin — his control stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain the wrecks are all thy deed...  Biennial Report - Page 1851889Full view - About this book
 | 1818 - 638 pages
...thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops wilh the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths... | |
 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...Ten thousand fleets sweep over thec in vain ; Man marks the earth with, ruin — his control Stops with the shore; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths... | |
 | England - 1848 - 788 pages
...stanza especially — between what is promised and what is done. Weigh for a moment these lines — " Upon the watery plain, The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of mail's ravage save his own, When for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks in to thy depths... | |
 | DAVID WILLISON - 1818 - 572 pages
...! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into tliy depths... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...oceanroll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore;— upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in -vain ; Alan marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save kit own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1818 - 648 pages
...roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain Л shadow of man's ravage, save his own. When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...roll? Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed , nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save bis own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - English poetry - 1820 - 796 pages
...roll! Ten thousand ßeets sweep over thee in vain; , Man marks the emth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed , nor doth remain 4 shadow of man's ravage , save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy... | |
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