Turkish craft, which were obliged to "cut and run" before the wind, from their unsafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other isles, some for the main, and some it might be for eternity. The sight of these little scudding vessels, darting over the... The Mirror - Page 251822 - 61 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1821 - 712 pages
...some for the Main, and some it might be fur Eternity. The sight of these little scudding vessel«, darting over the foam in the twilight, now appearing...waves in the cloud of night, with their peculiarly while sail«, (the Levant sails nut being of " coarse canvas," but of white cotton), skimming along... | |
| 1821 - 732 pages
...were obliged to ' cut am! run' before the wind, from their unfafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other isles, some for the main, and some it might...peculiarly white sails, (the Levant sails not being of ' count canraju,' but of white cotton,) skimming along as quickly, but less safely, than the sea-mews... | |
| Fabius (pseud.) - 1821 - 112 pages
...were obliged to ' cut and run' before the wind, from. their unsafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other isles, some for the main, and some it might...of. these little scudding vessels, darting over the loam in the twilight, now appearing and now disappearing between the waves in the cloud of night, with... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1821 - 572 pages
...cut and run' before the wind, from their unsafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other i.^lcs, some for the main, and some it might be for eternity....of these little scudding vessels, darting over the loam in the twilight, now appearing and now disappearing between the waves in the cloud of night, with... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1821 - 582 pages
...of the principles of poetry I advocate, and AGAINST yourself. I will mention a few circumstances. " The sight of these little scudding vessels, darting...in the TWILIGHT, now appearing and now disappearing btttceen the tcavcs in the cloud of night, with their peculiarly white sails, skimming along as quickly,... | |
| 1821 - 526 pages
...poetical interest to the scene ; ' their evident distress,' their personal danger, ' some scudding for the isles, some for the main, and some it might be for eternity.' It was these associations, and not the vessels per se ; nature, not art, that chiefly conferred on... | |
| 1821 - 766 pages
...were obliged to " cut and run" before the wind, from their unsafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other Isles, some for the Main, and some it might be fur Eternity. The sight of these little scudding vessels, darting over the foam in the twilight, now... | |
| William Lisle Bowles - 1822 - 108 pages
...were obliged to ' cut and run' before the wind, from their unsafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other isles, some for the main, and' some it might...peculiarly white sails, (the Levant sails not being of'coarse canvass,' but of white cotton,) skimming along as quickly, but less safely, than the sea-mews... | |
| William Lisle Bowles - 1822 - 260 pages
...were obliged to ' cut and run" before the wind, from their unsafe anchorage, some for Teneilos, some for other isles, some for the main, and some it might...darting over the foam in the twilight, now appearing ami now disappearing between the waves in the cloud of night, with their peculiarly white sails, (the... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 546 pages
...were obliged to « cut and run » before the wind, from their unsafe anchorage, some for Tenedos, some for other isles, some for the main, and some it might...peculiarly white sails (the Levant sails not being of i•coarse canvass,» but of white cotton), skimming along as quickly, but less safely than the sea-mews... | |
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