Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on... Thalatta: A Book for the Sea-side - Page 175edited by - 1853 - 206 pagesFull view - About this book
| American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...ghost from the tomb, BREAK, BREAK, BREAK.— Tennyson. BREAK, break, break, On thy cold, gray stones, 0 Sea, And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts...fisherman's boy That he shouts with his sister at play ! O, well for the sailor lad That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To... | |
| Henrietta Keddie - 1854 - 326 pages
...cold grey stones, 0 sea ! And I would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me, Oh well for the fisherman's boy, that he shouts with his sister at play ; Oh well for the sailor lad, that he sings in his boat on the bay ; And the stately ships sail on... | |
| Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...of rain, Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb, BREAK, BREAK, BREAK.— Tennyson. BREAK, break, break, On thy cold, gray stones, O Sea,...fisherman's boy That he shouts with his sister at play ! O, well for the sailor lad That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 404 pages
...forward under starry light, And move me to my marriage-morn, And round again to happy night. BBEAK, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea ! And...fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To... | |
| American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...of rain, Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb, BREAK, BREAK, BREA K. - Tennyson. BREAK, break, break, On thy cold, gray stones, O Sea, And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. 0, well for the fisherman's boy That he shouts with his sister at play!... | |
| Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 pages
...obviously belonging to the same subject, written perhaps on the heights of the Bristol Channel : " Break, break, break On thy cold gray stones, O sea ! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. Oh well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play... | |
| 1855 - 374 pages
...playfully, other thoughts were busy in my brain, and my heart's song was a dirge — "Break, break, break, "O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play; O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay. "And the stately ships go on, To the... | |
| Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 424 pages
...cold gray stones, 0 sea ! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. Oh well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! Oh well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To their... | |
| English poetry - 1856 - 754 pages
...fdiivinbtt mit bt$ 93aumc^ 3aOt, — jd) abtt b«t)*' im (ili'gtn ubtt Slttt." Break, Break, Break. Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea...fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1856 - 400 pages
...forward under starry light, And move me to my marriage-morn, And round again to happy night. BBEAK, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And...fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To their... | |
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