 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land ?" " O here am I. a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand,...land." He hadna gane a step, a step, A step, but barely anc, When a boult 5 flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o'... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To «ee if I can spy land?'1 "0 here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand,...gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, When a boult5 flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o' the silken claith,... | |
 | Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1857 - 434 pages
...sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land ? " " O here am I, a sailor gude, « To take the helm in hand,...hadna gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, ro When a bout flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o' the silken... | |
 | Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1857 - 430 pages
...hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land ? " " O here am I, a sailor gude, >a To take the helm in hand. Till you go up to the tall...hadna gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, n When a bout flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o* the silken... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1857 - 426 pages
...Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land ? " •" O here am I, a sailor gude, i» To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall...hadna gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, ro When a bout flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o' the silken... | |
 | Henry Reed - English poetry - 1857 - 424 pages
...sailor, To take my helm in hand Till I get up to the tall topmast To see if I can spy land ? ' " ' Oh, here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall topmast : But I fear you 'll ne'er spy land.' " He had na' gane a step, a step, — A step but barely ane, — When a bout... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 594 pages
...gude sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land1' ' O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand,...Till you go up to the tall topmast — But I fear yon'll ne'er spy land.' He hadna gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, When a boult flew out... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - Ballads, English - 1858 - 394 pages
...am I, a sailor gude, Will tak' the helm in hand, Till ye win to the tall top-mast, But I fear ye'll ne'er spy land." He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bolt flew out of the gude ship's side, And the salt sea it cam' in. " Gae, fetch a web of the silken... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - Ballads, English - 1859 - 416 pages
...Will tak' the helm in hand, Till ye win to the tall top-mast, But I fear ye'll ne'er spy land." it He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bolt flew out of the gude ship's side, And the salt sea it cam' in. 'i " Gae, fetch a web of the silken... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast, To see if I can spy land 3" " 0 here am I, a sailor glide, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall...gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, When a boult5 flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o' the silken claith,... | |
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To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall topmast, But I fear you'll ne'er spy land. 
