 | 1790 - 176 pages
...and oft; But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet fhall poor Tom find pleafant weather, When HE, who all commands, Shall give, to...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars difpatches, In^vain Tom's life has doffed, For though his body's under hatches, si HONEST BOB OF THE... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...and fair: And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly ; Ah ! many 's the time and oft! But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, . For Tom is gone aloft ! Yet shall...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who .kings and tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life has doff'd : . For though his body 's under hatches, His soul is gone... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1803 - 228 pages
...and fair; And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly; Ah ! many's the time and oft ; Biit mirth is'turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weatlier, When he who all commands' Shall give, (to call' life's crew together^' .' The word to pipe... | |
 | Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pages
...he'd sing so^lithe and jolly; Ah ! many's the time and oft ! ?«t mirth is turn'd to melancholy,,Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He who...to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars dispatches^ In vain Tom's life has doff'd : For though his body's under hatches, His soul is gone aloft.... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...and fair; And then he'd sing so blythe and jolly, Ah ! many's the time and oft ; But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall poor...Tom find pleasant weather, When He who all commands, ShaU give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all hands. Thus death, who kings and tars... | |
 | 1829 - 1008 pages
...manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft ; Faithful below he did his duty, And now he's gone aloft. 1 Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather, When He,...word to pipe all hands : Thus Death, who kings and tan dispatches, Ih vain Tom's life has doflT'd, For though his body's under hatches, His soul is gone... | |
 | 1872 - 1120 pages
...he, ' sleep the sleep that knows no waking, until, as the pote Dibdin s»ys,' says the Doctor — " ' When He, who all commands, Shall give to call life's crew together The word to pipe all hands. "'Ah,' says Uncle Joe, who had become grave and thoughtful; 'my poor wife were troubled in the flesh... | |
 | 1871 - 928 pages
...hold out a fair expectation of the fulfilment of Tom Dibdm's hope with regard to all our sailors — " Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather When He who all commands Shall give to call life's crow together, The word to pipe all hands. And Death who kings and tars dispatches, In vain Tom's life... | |
 | 1833 - 594 pages
...medals — what a number of good spoons are spoilt !) — it will never shine on any other " 'Till HK who all commands Shall give, to call life's crew together, The word to pipe all bands." SCENES AND SPORTS IN THE DECCAV. THE following pages may perhaps give the fire-side readers... | |
 | 1834 - 480 pages
...fair : And then he'd sing, so blithe and jolly, Ah 1 many's the time and oft ! But mirth is turn'd to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. Yet shall Poor...call life's crew together, The word to pipe all hands : ТЛ it 1_ - !_• . 1 . His soul is gone aloft. MISS BAILEY'S GHOST. THE dog had ceas'd to bark,... | |
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Tom never from his word departed, His virtues were so rare ; His friends were many and true-hearted, His Poll was kind and fair : And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly, Ah, many's the time and oft! But mirth is turned to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft. 
