Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember our sad story, And let Hosier's wrongs prevail. Sent in this foul clime to languish, Think what thousands fell in vain, Wasted... The Early Naval Ballads of England - Page 107edited by - 1841 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Percy - 1893 - 562 pages
...English part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. 5 Unrepining at thy glory, 65 Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember our sad...wrongs prevail. Sent in this foul clime to languish 10 Think what thousands fell in vain, 70 Wasted with disease and anguish, Not in glorious battle slain.... | |
| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1893 - 566 pages
...English part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. 5 Unrepining at thy glory, 65 Thy successful arms we hail; But remember our sad....wrongs prevail. Sent in this foul clime to languish 10 Think what thousands fell in vain, 70 Wasted with disease and anguish, Not in glorious battle slain.... | |
| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1900 - 486 pages
...this foul clime to languish, Wasted with disease and anguish, Think what thousands fell in vain, 70 Not in glorious battle slain. " Hence with all my train attending From their oozy tombs below, Thro' the hoary foam ascending, 75 Here I feed my constant woe ; Here the bastimentos viewing We recal... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1902 - 864 pages
...played an English part," Had been better far than dying Of a grieved and broken heart. ' Unrepining ments of his mind, you will find them all contribute...more, is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes Wu-K-cl \vilh disease and anguish, Not in glorious l>attle slain. 'Hence with all my tr.iin attending,... | |
| Thomas Wright - Caricatures and cartoons - 1904 - 724 pages
...an English part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. • • ' Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember...disease and anguish, Not in glorious battle slain. *4 ' Hence with all my train attending From their oozy tombs below, Thro' the hoary foam ascending,... | |
| John Masefield - Sea poems - 1906 - 372 pages
...has play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember...all my train attending From their oozy tombs below, Thro' the hoary foam ascending, Here I feed my constant woe : Here the Bastimentos viewing, We recall... | |
| Charles Harding Firth - Great Britain - 1908 - 524 pages
...play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying, Of a griev'd and broken heart. ' Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember...all my train attending, From their oozy tombs below, Here the Bastimentos viewing, We recall our shameful doom, And, our plaintive cries renewing, Wander... | |
| Charles Harding Firth - Ballads, English - 1908 - 528 pages
...play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying, Of a griev'd and broken heart. 'Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail ; But remember...Wasted with disease and anguish, Not in glorious battle skin. ' Hence with all my train attending, From their oozy tombs below, Here the Bastimentos viewing,... | |
| Great Britain - 1908 - 530 pages
...achieve'; stanza 7, line 8, ' of these gallant men had been,' ; stanza 9 runs as follows : ' Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail, But remember our sad story, When to Britain back you sail ! All your country's foes subduing, When your Patriot friends you see,... | |
| Charles Harding Firth - Ballads, English - 1908 - 528 pages
...achieve ' ; stanza 7, line 8, ' of these gallant men had been,' ; stanza 9 runs as follows : ' Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail, But remember our sad story, When to Britain back you sail ! All your country's foes subduing, When your Patriot friends you see,... | |
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