Twas sad as sad could be; And we did speak only to break The silence of the sea! All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion;... A New Library of Poetry and Song - Page 783edited by - 1877 - 934 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Reed - English poetry - 1860 - 312 pages
...first that ever burst Into that silent sea. " Down dropped the breeze; the sails dropped down ; 'Twas sad as sad could be: And we did speak only to break...painted ocean. " Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." The ship lies becalmed a weary... | |
| Sherard Osborn - 1860 - 406 pages
...vividly to my mind the lines of Coleridge: — " Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down,— "l.'wus sad as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break...a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." " How," said he, " we used... | |
| Sherard Osborn - Kedah - 1860 - 404 pages
...speak only to break The silence of the sea ! All in a hot and copper sky The bloody sun at noon Eight up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the moon....a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." " How," said he, " we used... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. "Down dropt the breeze, the aaila dropp'd down, 'Twas sad as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break...painted ocean. " Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. " The very deep did rot :... | |
| Sherard Osborn - Kedah - 1861 - 396 pages
...vividly to my mind the lines of Coleridge : — " Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down, — 'Twas sad as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break...breath, nor motion ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. fl " Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, everywhere,... | |
| Theophilus Parsons - 1862 - 316 pages
...the sails dropt down, 'Twas sad as sad could be, And we did speak only to break The silence of that sea. All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody sun at...breath nor motion ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. The Tery deep did rot ; 0 Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea slimy things did... | |
| Theophilus Parsons - 1862 - 316 pages
...the sails dropt down, 'Twas sad as sad could be, And we did speak only to break The silence of that sea. All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody sun at...breath nor motion ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. The very deep did rot ; 0 Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea slimy things did... | |
| Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1863 - 510 pages
...the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down, 'Twas sad as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break...a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. Bntwhenthe... | |
| Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break The silence of the sea ! 158 THE ANCIENT MARINER. All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody sun at noon,...a painted ocean. Water, water everywhere, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. The. very deep did rot : O... | |
| 1863 - 744 pages
...admirably in contrast with what follows :— " Down dropt the breeze, the Kails dropt down, TWHS na<l, as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break The...above the mast did stand, No bigger than the moon." The same inlentity is even more remarkable in Coleridge's masterwork, " Christabel." The gray midnight... | |
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