 To all you ladies now at land We men at sea indite; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write: The Muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you — With a fa, la, la, la, la.  The Naval Chronicle - Էջ 231խմբագրել է - 1799Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 528 էջ
...GOSSE. SONG WRITTEN AT SEA. To all you Ladies now at land We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses...Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain, Yet if rough Neptune rouse the wind To wave the azure main, Our paper, pen, and ink, and we, Roll up... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - 1880 - 408 էջ
...LAND." SONG WRITTEN AT SEA. To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write : The Muses...Neptune too, We must implore to write to you. For tho' the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet if rough Neptune rouse the wind, To... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 362 էջ
...and a merry turn of style : To all ye ladies now at land We men at sea indite, But first would have you understand How hard it is to write. The Muses...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you. With a fa, la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain, Yet if... | |
 | David Masson - 1880 - 880 էջ
...it even with tears : — To all you ladies now on land We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write. The Muses...now and Neptune too We must implore to write to you, With a fa la la la la. For, though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain, Yet, if rough... | |
 | Janet Hardy - 1880 - 320 էջ
...land, We men at sea indite : But first would have you understand How hard it is to write or think, The Muses now and Neptune, too, We must implore to write to you." ' ' Don't, don't, I entreat of you, Jones, don't try it. There are no fish in these seas, and have... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 էջ
...Night before an Engagement.] To all you ladies now on land We men at sea indite, But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses...Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet if rough Neptune rouse the wind, To wave the azure main, Our paper, pen, and ink, and we, Roll... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 368 էջ
...BEFOR1 AN ENGAGEMENT. 1 To all you ladies now at land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fa, la, la, la, la. 2 For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1882 - 524 էջ
...Dobson, SONG WRITTEN AT SEA. To all you Ladies now at land We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses...Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain, Yet if rough Neptune rouse the wind To wave the azure main, Our paper, pen, and ink, and we, Roll up... | |
 | H. L. Sidney Lear - 1882 - 200 էջ
...NIGHT BEFORE AN ENGAGEMENT. To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand, How hard it is to write : The Muses...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fa, la, la, la, la ! For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet,... | |
 | H. L. Sidney Lear - 1882 - 200 էջ
...write : The Muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fa, la, la, la, la! For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain; Yet, if rough Neptune rouse the wind, To wave the azure main, Our paper, pen, and ink, and we, Roll... | |
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