 | William Cowper - 1803 - 482 pages
...illness, he amused himself by translating it into Latin verse. SONG 3. ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGK. Toll for the Brave ! The Brave ! that are no more...made the vessel heel, * * And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete,... | |
 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...himself by translating it into Latin verse. SONG 3. ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. Toll for the Brave I The Brave ! that are no more ! All sunk beneath the...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With ail her crew... | |
 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 454 pages
...verse. SONG 3, ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. Toll for the Brave ! The Brave ! that are no more I All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore....Eight hundred of the Brave, Whose courage well was triedt Has made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook tfa shrouds, And she... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...made the veffel heel, And laid her on her fide. A land breeze fhook the Ihrouds, And Ihe was overfet; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete....Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone; His laft fea-fight is fought; His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempeft gave the fhock... | |
 | Children - 530 pages
...The image highly poetical, in all the whiteness of the pure, cold Parian, spoke volumes to the heart. "Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more ! All sunk beneath the ware, Fast by their native shore ! " Little Edward gave a sigh as I repeated Cowp«r's words — lor... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 462 pages
...subsequent Letters, for the sake of annexing it to the original. SONG, ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more !...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 458 pages
...brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone 3 His last sea-fight is fought; His work of glory done.... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 pages
...subsequent letters, for the sake of annexing it to the original. SONG. ON THE LOSS OP THE EOYAL GEORGE. Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more !...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was over-set ; Down went the Royal George, » With all her crew... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...the tempests cease to blow ! SONG LXXXHI, ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. BY WILLIAM COWFBR, ESQ. TOLL for the brave ! The brave, that are no more ! All sunk beneath the wave, Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 528 pages
...THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. WRITTEN WHEN THE NEWS ARRIVED. [SEPT. 1782.] To the March in Scipio. TOLL for the brave ! . The brave that are no more...made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, Toll for the brave!... | |
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TOLL for the brave ! The brave that are no more ! All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore. Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land-breeze shook the shrouds, And... 
