 Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life.  The Life of William Cowper, Esq - Стр. 338авторы: Robert Southey - 1839Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1804 - Страниц: 844
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline,, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course. But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - Страниц: 450
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted: nor his friends had f ail' d To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail 'd, That, pitiless perforce,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - Страниц: 442
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends hadfail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail' d, That, pitiless perforce,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - Страниц: 472
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the fuiious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless per force,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Страниц: 312
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife,. Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - Страниц: 324
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away : But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; — nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course ; Put so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless, perforce,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1812 - Страниц: 450
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - Страниц: 240
...whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted: nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - Страниц: 244
...whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by...despair of life. He shouted : nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail'd, That, pitiless perforce, They... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - Страниц: 400
...brine, Expert to swim, he lay ; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away ; But wag'd with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life. He shouted ; nor his friends had fail'd To check the vessel's course, But so the furious blast prevail 'd, That, pitiless, perforcr.... | |
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