| Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 pages
...surges soon. Saint of this green isle hear our pravcrs, Oh grant us cool heavens and favouring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast. The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past." The Kaaterskill Falls here represented are celebrated in America, for their picturesque beauty. The... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1860 - 782 pages
...unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to carl ; But, when the wind blows off the shore, (Hi ! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Kapids ore near and the daylight's jast Utawas' tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
..., Soon aa the woods on shore look dim, We'll Ring at St Ann's our evening hymn. Row, brothers, row, d suppose the West India Islands to be the higher portions of the s 206 207 Junction of the Ottawa «nd St Lawrence. Ccdare Rapids. Garrison there in 1776. Conduct of... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
..., Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at SL Ann's our evening hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past" Moore says, in reference to this song, " I wrote these words to an air which onr boatmen sung to us... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1861 - 778 pages
...f\tr Trade. Saint of this green isle ! hear our prayers, Oh, grant us cool heavens and favoring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. TO THE LADY CHARLOTTE RAWDON. raoK THE VUM. - or TBC IT. LIWUNCX. Nor many months have now been dream'd... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1861 - 354 pages
...us, our feelings may perhaps be conceived, but cannot be expressed." EAPIDS. " Eow, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past." THUS sang, or rather wrote, the sweet bard of Erin, whose voice is now hushed in death. At the time... | |
| Tonbridge sch - 1862 - 100 pages
...parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a...fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Ottawa tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this gueen isle,... | |
| Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; G But when the wind blows off the shore, Oh ! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow,... | |
| Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a...fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Utawa's tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this green isle... | |
| Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 386 pages
...parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight 's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a...But when the wind blows off the shore, Oh ! sweetly we 'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight... | |
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