 But now he's gone aloft. Tom never from his word departed, His virtues were so rare; His friends were many and true-hearted, His Poll was kind and fair: And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly; Ah, many's the time and oft! But mirth is turned to melancholy,...  Tom Bowling - Page 300by Frederick Chamier - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Ballads, English - 1790 - 176 pages
...and oft; But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet fhall poor Tom find pleafant weather, When HE, who all commands, Shall give, to...together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars difpatches, In^vain Tom's life has doffed, For though his body's under hatches, si HONEST... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...so blithe and jolly ; Ah ! many 's the time and oft! But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, . For Tom is gone aloft ! Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather,...together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who .kings and tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life has doff'd : . For though his body 's under hatches,... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - English ballads and songs - 1803 - 228 pages
...Biit mirth is'turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weatlier, When he who all commands' Shall give, (to call' life's...together^' .' The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and' tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life has doff'd: For tho' his bodyvs under hatches, His soul... | |
 | Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pages
...he'd sing so^lithe and jolly; Ah ! many's the time and oft ! ?«t mirth is turn'd to melancholy,,Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who...together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars dispatches^ In vain Tom's life has doff'd : For though his body's under hatches, His... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, ShaU give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars despatches, In vain Tom's life has dofTd ; For, tho' his body's under hatches, His soul... | |
 | England - 1829 - 1008 pages
...manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft ; Faithful below he did his duty, And now he's gone aloft. 1 Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He,...together, The word to pipe all hands : Thus Death, who kings and tan dispatches, Ih vain Tom's life has doflT'd, For though his body's under hatches, His... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1821 - 154 pages
...so bly the and jolly, Art ! manv's the time and oft ! But mirth is turned to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather,...together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars despatches, In vain Tom's life has doffed, For though his body's under hatches, His... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1872 - 1120 pages
...he, ' sleep the sleep that knows no waking, until, as the pote Dibdin s»ys,' says the Doctor — " ' When He, who all commands, Shall give to call life's crew together The word to pipe all hands. "'Ah,' says Uncle Joe, who had become grave and thoughtful; 'my poor wife were troubled in the flesh... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1871 - 928 pages
...hold out a fair expectation of the fulfilment of Tom Dibdm's hope with regard to all our sailors — " Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather When He who all commands Shall give to call life's crow together, The word to pipe all hands. And Death who kings and tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life... | |
 | Military art and science - 1833 - 594 pages
...medals — what a number of good spoons are spoilt !) — it will never shine on any other " 'Till HK who all commands Shall give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all bands." SCENES AND SPORTS IN THE DECCAV. THE following pages may perhaps give the fire-side readers... | |
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