 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 152 pages
...drop, drop, on leaf or stalk, Flower and spray Without stay, Or I shall not have my walk. — TOM HOOD. A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA. A WET sheet and a flowing...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea. O for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring breeze, And... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 pages
...he acquired the friendship of literary men, amongst whom he at once ranked as a leading character.] A WET sheet and a flowing sea, •**- A wind that...good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind ! I heard a fair one cry ; But give to me the snoring breeze And white... | |
 | 1991 - 648 pages
...quaint songs in a silvery tenor of great purity and sweetness that was delicious to the listening ear: "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...white and rustling sail And bends the gallant mast; While like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea." There are... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...(1. 1-4) AmNP; BANP; CDC; MAT; NIP; TTY ALLAN CUNNINGHAM (1784-1842) A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea 1 A wet (1. 1—4) 2 While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea. (1. 23—24) BoTP; EnRP; FaBoBe;... | |
 | Susan Harris Smith, Melanie Dawson - 2000 - 488 pages
...quaint songs in a silvery tenor of great purity and sweetness that was delicious to the listening ear: "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lea." There are few singers on the lyric stage who could surpass Simon Cameron. One night, a few weeks... | |
 | Malcolm Archibald - 2001 - 212 pages
...lifeline and enabled the world to be cleansed of a great evil. Chapter 21 The Challenge of Pleasure A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows...white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast. ' Allan Cunningham. After being a place of mystery and a frontier for adventurers, a route for the... | |
 | Bob Crew - 2005 - 170 pages
...free. 'Rule Britannia! Britannia rules the waves! Britons never shall be slaves.' Bob Crew Voyaging out A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA A wet sheet and a flowing...good ship flies, and leaves, Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind! I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white waves... | |
 | Philip J. Barker, Poppy Buchanan-Barker - 2005 - 308 pages
...used to steer the person out of danger and distress back on to the course of reclamation and recovery. A wet sheet and a flowing sea A wind that follows...white and rustling sail And bends the gallant mast. Epilogue The challenge of change belongs to both the person who is the professional, and the person... | |
 | Brad Watkins - 2006 - 136 pages
...After dinner and dishes, he sat out back with a cup of hot tea and read from one of the folded pages. A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea A WET sheet and a flowing...good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. "O for a soft and gentle mind!" I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white... | |
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A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O... 
