 His sword was in its sheath; His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men. Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our foes ! And mingle with our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float...  Poems, by William Cowper, in Two Volumes - Page 95by William Cowper - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 424 pages
...that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charged with England'8 thunder. And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt...his eight hundred, Shall plough the wave no more." No poet of the last century did as much as Cowper for the restoration of the admirable music of the... | |
 | 1855 - 424 pages
...our cup, The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, FuUchorg'd with England's thunder, And plough the distant main....o'er : And he and his eight hundred Shall plough the waves no more. Cowper's sorrow was not selfish. A larger heart rarely beat in a human frame. In part... | |
 | George Frederick Pardon - Children's literature - 1899 - 220 pages
...heard the sad tale, thus wrote : " Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charged •with England's thunder, And plough the distant...o'er, And he, and his eight hundred Shall plough the ware no more." Admiral Kempenfelt was writing in his cabin when the ship sank : his first captain tried... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 pages
...our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charged with England's thunder, And plough the distant main....victories are o'er ; And he and his eight hundred LATIN POEMS. MONIES GLACIALES, IX OCEANO GERMANICO KATANTlp. (English version, page 387.) EN, quse... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...our cup, The tear that England owes. Her timhers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charged with England's thunder, And plough the distant main....and his eight hundred Shall plough the wave no more. COWPEH. 1. What other phrases are used instead ] 2. ll.-'l is a nautical phrase signifying of/tut hy... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pages
...our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charg'd with England's thunder, And plough the distant main....o'er ; And he and his eight hundred Shall plough the waves no more. This long is usually sung to the air of Handell's " March In Sclpio." THE STORM. Oioioa... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1857 - 444 pages
...! Her timbers yet are sound, and she may float again, Full charged with England's thunder, and plow the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone, his victories are o'er ; And he and his eight hundred shall plow the wave no more. COWPEK. THE FLIGHT OF XERXES. ' 339 XL. — "THE TEMPEST STILLED." THE strong... | |
 | Daniel Ricketson - Antislavery movements - 1858 - 426 pages
...our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full charged with England's thunder, And plough the distant main....and his eight hundred Shall plough the wave no more. CHAPTER XV. OLD SETTLERS — THE ORIGINAL SURVEYOR OF DARTMOUTH —GENEALOGICAL SKETCHES OF SEVERAL... | |
 | Book - Children's poetry, English - 1858 - 124 pages
...our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again, Full-charged with England's thunder And plough the distant main....o'er ; And he and his eight hundred Shall plough the waves no more. Cowper, MAY. MAY, sweet May, again is come, May that frees the land from gloom ; Children,... | |
 | Children - 1859 - 198 pages
...Her timbers yet are sound ; And she may float again, Full charged with England's thunder, And plow the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone ; His victories are o'er ; And he and his eight hundred Shall plow the wave no more. NOW. LIKE mist on the mountain, Like ships on the sea, So swiftly the years... | |
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