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" Thus slain, thy valiant ancestor ' did lie, When his one bark a navy did defy ; When now encompass'd round, he victor stood, And bath'd his pinnace in his conquering blood, Till, all the purple current dry'd and spent, He fell, and made the waves his... "
The Parochial History of Cornwall: Founded on the Manuscript Histories of Mr ... - Page 348
by Davies Gilbert - 1838
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Rump: Or An Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1662 - 400 pages
...slain thy Valiant Ancestor did lye, When his one Bark a Navy durst dene, When now encompass'd round, he Victor stood, And bath'd his Pinnace in his conquering Blood. Till all his Purple current dry*d and spent, He fell, and left the Waves his Monument, Where shall next famous Grenvills Ashes...
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Prestwich's Respublica, Or, A Display of the Honors, Ceremonies ..., Volume 1

John Prestwich - Great Britain - 1787 - 304 pages
...anceftor did lye,, When his one bark a navy did defy;. When now, encompalsd round, he viclor flood,'. And bath'd his pinnace in his conquering blood; Till all his purple current, dry'd and fpent, He fell, and made the waves his monument. Where fhall the next fana'd Granvilis afhes...
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A select collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions, with anecdotes ...

Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...fought anew, And the dead couquer'd while the living flew. Thus slain, thy valiant ancestor did lie, When his one bark a navy did defy ; When now encompass'd round the victor stood, And bath'd his pinnance in his conq'ring blood ; 'Till all the purple current dry'd and spent, He fell, and made the...
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Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet: Containing a Series of Elegant Views ...

James Sargant Storer - Great Britain - 1808 - 396 pages
...ancestor did lie, W lien his one hark a navy did defy ; When now encompass'd round the victor stnod, And bath'd his pinnace in his conquering blood, Till all his purple current dry and spent, He fell, and made the waves his monument. Where shall the next fam'd Granville's ashes...
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The Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet: Containing a Series of Elegant ...

James Storer - Great Britain - 1809 - 208 pages
...magnificence." Beneath is a tablet with thii inscription: " Thus slain thy valiant ancestor did lie, When his one bark a navy did defy ; When now encompass'd...his conquering blood, Till all his purple current dry and spent, lie fell, and made the waves his monument. Where shall the next fam'd Granville's ashes...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 18, Part 1

John Britton - Architecture - 1813 - 804 pages
...the composition of Mar' tin Llewellen. '• Tims slain, thy valiant ancestor did lie, When his own bark a navy did defy. When now encompass'd round, the victor stood, And bath'd his pinnace in his conqu'ring blood, Till all his purple current, dried and spent, He fell, and made the waves his monument...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations ..., Volume 13, Issue 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1813 - 696 pages
...side, the composition of Martin Llcwellen. " Tims slain, thy valiant ancestor did lie, When his own bark a navy did defy. When now encompass'd round, the victor stood, And bath'd his piunace in his conqu'ring blood, Till all his purple current, dried and spent, He fell, and made the...
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Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: Cornwall

George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 378 pages
...fought anew, And the dead conquer'd while the living flew. " Thus slain thy valiant ancestor did lie, When his one bark a navy did defy, When now encompass'd...round the victor stood, And bath'd his pinnace in liis conquering bloody Till all the purple current dry'd and ;i|-eut, He fell, and made the waves his...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 17

Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 462 pages
...examples, than from the very seat aral nursery of the muses ? Thus slain, thy valiant ancestor* did He, When his one bark a navy did defy; When now encompass'd round, he victor stood, And bath'd his pinnace in his conquering blood, Till all the purple current dry'd...
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Bath and Bristol, with the counties of Somerset and Gloucester, drawings by ...

John Britton - 1829 - 118 pages
...Thus slain, thy valiant Ancestor did lye, When his one bark a Navy did supply. When now emcompass'd round the Victor stood, And bath'd his pinnace in his conquering blood, Till, all his purple current dry'd and spent, He fell, and made the waves his monument. Where shall the next fam'd Granville's trophies...
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