Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away: But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. Poems - Strona 218autor: William Cowper - 1808 - Liczba stron: 438Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Thomas Taylor - 1833 - Liczba stron: 512
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...check the vessel's course ; But so the furious blast prevailed, That, pitiless perforce, They left their outcast mate behind And scudded still before the... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Liczba stron: 464
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away: But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow : But he, they knew, nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Liczba stron: 460
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away: But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow: But he, they knew, nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Liczba stron: 620
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had...But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless, per force They left their outcast mate behind, And scudded still before the wind. Some succour yet... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Liczba stron: 448
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless per force, They left their out-cast mate behind, And scudded still before the wind. Some succour yet... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Liczba stron: 446
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, Bnt so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless per force, They left their out-cast mate behind,... | |
| William Cowper - 1837 - Liczba stron: 420
...he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow. But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - Liczba stron: 378
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had...storms allow. The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow ; But he (they knew) nor ship nor shore, \\ hate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - Liczba stron: 446
...fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless per force, They left their out-cast mate behind, And scudded...storms allow, The cask, the coop, the floated cord, Delay'd not to bestow. But he (they knew) nor ship, nor shore, Whate'er they gave, should visit more.... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Liczba stron: 448
...felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had...But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless per force, They left their out-cast mate behind, And scudded still before the wind. Some succour yet... | |
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