 Colder and louder blew the wind, A gale from the Northeast, The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in its strength ; She shuddered and paused, like a frighted steed, Then...  The junior book of poetry [ed.] by W. Davis - Seite 42herausgegeben von - 1877Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1842 - 650 Seiten
...the Ancient Mariner found so hard to be borne. In " The Wreck of the Hesperus," the ship — " That shuddered and paused, like a frighted steed, Then leaped her cable's length," was evidently built of the same timber with that, " Which, like a pawing horse, let go, Then made a... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1857 - 716 Seiten
...Hood's Bay, where the waves ran unusually high, and were very threatening : at which the little vessel " Shuddered and paused like a frighted steed, Then leaped her cable's length." On nearing Scarborough a large steamer passed them, making directly for the harbour. Charley therefore... | |
 | 1840 - 818 Seiten
...gale from the North-east; The t now fell hissing in the brine, And the billows froth 'd like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain, The vessel in its strength ; She shudder'd and paus'd, like a frighted steed, Then leap'd her cable's length. Come hither ! come hither... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1840 - 686 Seiten
...gale from the north-east ; The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows froth'd like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in its strength ; She shudder'd and paused, like a frighted steed, Then leap'd her cable's length. " Come hither ! come hither... | |
 | 1842 - 620 Seiten
...the Ancient Mariner found so hard to be borne. In " The Wreck of the Hesperus," the ship — " That shuddered and paused, like a frighted steed, Then leaped her cable's length," was evidently built of the same timber with that, " Which, like a pawing horse, let go, Then made a... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 Seiten
...gale from the North-east ; The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows froth'd like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain, The vessel in Its strength ; She shudder'd and paus'd, like a frighted steed, Then leap'd her cable's length. Come hither ! come hither... | |
 | Marlborough coll, mus. soc - 1860 - 104 Seiten
...to-night no moon we see !" The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he. Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in...so ; For I can weather the roughest gale, That ever the wind did blow." " Dear father ! I hear the church-bells ring, O say, what may it be?" " 'Tis a... | |
 | 1851 - 724 Seiten
...gale from the northeast ; The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast. " Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in...strength ; She shuddered and paused, like a frighted s'.oo i. : Then leaped her cable's length. "'Come hither! come hither ! my little daughter, And do... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 256 Seiten
...A gale from the Northeast : The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain, The vessel in...weather the roughest gale, That ever wind did blow." lie wrapped her warm in his seaman's coat Against the stinging' blast ; He cut a rope from a broken... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 504 Seiten
...A gale from the Northeast ; The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast. Down came the storm, and smote amain, The vessel in...tremble so ; For I can weather the roughest gale, X^at ever wind did blow." He wrapped her warm in his seaman's coat Against the stinging blast ; He... | |
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