 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1860 - 252 sider
...wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the strain'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvass flattering strew the gale Still must I on ; for I am as a weed,...to sail Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's hreath prevail II. in In my youth's summer I did sing of One, The wandering outlaw of his own dark... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 sider
...beneath me as a steed That knows his rider. Welcome to their roar! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead! Though the strain'd mast should quiver as...the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail. m. In my youth's summer I did sing of One, The wandering outlaw of his own dark mind; Again I seize... | |
 | John Kirk - 1861 - 78 sider
...which Byron has described his own restless wanderings, has been greatly and universally admired : — " For I am as a weed, Flung from the rock on ocean's...the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail." This is, indeed, exquisitely beautiful ; but if every one had his due, we are of opinion that the thought... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1865 - 880 sider
...and other causes do not interfere. All are familiar with the sight of the floating sea-weed, " FluDg from the rock on ocean's foam to sail, Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail." Remarkable accumulations of that species of sea-weed generally known as gulf-weed, or sargasso, occur... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1866 - 204 sider
...beneath me as a steed That knows his rider. Welcome to their roar ! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the strain'd mast should quiver as...the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail. in. In my youth's summer I did sing of One, The wandering outlaw of his own dark mind ; Again I seize... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 402 sider
...rider. Welcome, to their roar ! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the strained mast should quiver as a reed. And the rent canvas...the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail. m. In my youth's summer I did sing of One, The wandering outlaw of his own dark mind ; Again I seize... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 802 sider
...rider. Welcome to their roar ! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the strain' d mast should quiver as a reed. And the rent canvas...Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prciol in. In my youth's summer I did sing of One, The wandering outlaw of his own dark mind ; Again... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 sider
...My hands, and eyes, and heart, and crave of thee a gift / 20. AFLOAT. — Byron. Though the strained mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas...the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail. 21. OSSIAN'S APOSTROPHE TO THE SUN. — Macpherson. Slow or Moderate Time. — Pure Orotund Quality.... | |
 | Vida Dutton Scudder - 1919 - 572 sider
...rider. Welcome, to the roar ! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe 'er it lead ! Though the strain 'd mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas...the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail. • m. In my youth's summer I did sing of One, The wandering outlaw of his own dark mind ; Again I... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1860 - 796 sider
...the curren Under such circumstances, it recalls to th imaginative mind the words of the poet :— " Still must I on : for I am as a weed Flung from the...foam to sail, Where'er the surge may sweep— the tempest' breath prevail." And we might fancy that the very indi vidual we looked upon, or others of... | |
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Once more upon the waters! yet once more! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider. Welcome, to their roar! Swift be their guidance, wheresoe'er it lead ! Though the... 
