 A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, — And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast : And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee.  The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to Bayly - Page 149edited by - 1838Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1856 - 754 pages
...speak, 1 think the wedded wife of mine The best of all that's not divine ! A wet Sheet and a flowing Sea. A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, — (iunningb. am. ID* irenn mi* JBort unb Sitb etb,tbt, $u bifl e«, ttic biin fvti.tt unb tcbt; 2Benn,... | |
 | Amusing poetry - 1857 - 266 pages
...How-d'ye-doing goes, And t'other in Good-byeing." HON. WILLIAM SPESCEE. a 2i2aet SIj«t anti a dFiototng Sea. A 'WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea. O for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring breezp, And... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pages
...he comes to me, Shall come on the wide unbounded sea ! A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A ii « \ CU A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. Oh, for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the swelling breeze, And white... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1857 - 436 pages
...speak. I think this wedded life of mine The best of all things not divine. A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England ou the lee. " Oh for a soft and gentle wind ! " I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - Authors - 1857 - 758 pages
...former compositions. We will quote one or two, which we presume are the least familiar to our readers: " A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flics, and leaves Old England on the lea. " 0 for -a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1857 - 426 pages
...speak. I think this wedded life of mine The best of all things not divine. X A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...gallant mast, my boys. While, like the eagle free, 206 Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. " Oh for a soft and gentle wind !... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...speak. I think this wedded wife of mine The best of all things not divine. A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast ; And hends the gallant mast, my hoys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flics, and leaves Old... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 644 pages
...I think this wedded life of mine The best of all things not divine. •: A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...gallant mast ; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, Away the good ship flies, and leave? Old England on the lee. "Oh for a soft and gentle wind!" I heard... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - Authors - 1858 - 754 pages
...former compositions. We will quote one or two, which we presume are the least familiar to our readers: " A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the gallant mast ! And bends the gallant mast, my hoys. While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea. " 0... | |
 | Hearty staves, John Erskine Clarke - Hymns, English - 1858 - 152 pages
...the troublesome waves that beset life here, To the everlasting port. THE MARINER'S SONG. CUNNINGHAM. A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves And bends the gallant mast; And bends... | |
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