 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 pagine
...my true love find ? Tell me ye jovial failors tell me true, If my fweet William, if my fwettWilliam fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro, Soon as her well known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below ; The... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 pagine
...Sufancameon bourd; Oh ! where ttiall I my true love find? Tell Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If my fweet William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well known voice he heard, He figh'd and caft his eyes below : The... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1750 - 492 pagine
...came on board ; Oh ! where fhall I my true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If my fweet William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below : The... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pagine
...board ; • . . Oh ! where fhall I my true love find ? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, Jf my fweet William fails among the crew, William, who, high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below : The... | |
 | 1781 - 384 pagine
...where (hall I my true love find ' Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, Does my Tweet William fail among the crew? William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro; Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and caft his eyes below. The... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pagine
...aboard. Oh ! whe,rc (hall I my true-love find? Tell me, ye jovial failors, tell me true, If шу Tweet William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon a; her well-known voice he heard, He figh'd, and oft his eye-, below : The cord (lides fwiftly through... | |
 | 1797 - 420 pagine
...truelove find ! : Tell me, ye jovial Sailors ! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew. n. William, who high upon the yard Rock'd with the billow...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh '<!, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly thro' his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pagine
...failors, tell me true, If my fwect William fails among the crew. William, who high upon the yard Uock'd with the billow to and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He fighM, and caft his eyes below : The cord (lides fwiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning)... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 300 pagine
...where shall I my true love find ! Tell ,re, yc jovial sailors, tell me true, Does my sweet William sail among the crew ? William, who high upon the yard, Rock'd with the billows to and fro ; Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below. The... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagine
...where shall I my true love find ! Tell me, ye jovial sailors! tell me true, If my sweet William sails among the crew.' William, who high upon the yard Rock'd...and fro, Soon as her well-known voice he heard, He sigh'd, and cast his eyes below : The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands, And (quick as... | |
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So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest. The... 
