 But the father answered never a word, • A frozen corpse was he. Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands...  Thalatta: A Book for the Sea-side - Page 49edited by - 1853 - 206 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 818 pages
...sound of guns, O say, what may it be ! Some ship in distress, that cannot live In such an angry sea ! O father ! I see a gleaming light, O say, what may it be! But the father answer'd never a word, A frozen corpse was he. Lash'd t« the helm, all stiff1 and stark, With his... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1840 - 686 pages
...— Oh ! say, what may it be '!" But the father answer'd never a word, A frozen corpse was he. Lash'd to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face to the skies, The lantern gleam'd through the gleaming snow On his nVd and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasp'd her liands,and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...guns, O say, what may it be ? " " Some ship in distress, that cannot lire In such an angry sea ! " " O father ! I see a gleaming light, O say, what may it...word, A frozen corpse was he. Lashed to the helm, all still" and stark, With his face to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...light, O say, what may it be ! But the father answcr'd never a word, A frozen corpse was he. Lash'd to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face to the fkies, The lantern gleam'd through the gleaming snow On his flx'd and glassy eyes. Then the maiden... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 500 pages
...guns, O say, what may it be ? " " Some ship in distress, that cannot live In such an angry sea ! " " O father ! I see a gleaming light, O say, what may it...Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then... | |
 | Marlborough coll, mus. soc - 1860 - 104 pages
...rock-bound coast ! — "NVe must steer for the open sea." "Dear father ! I see a gleaming light, 0 say, what may it be ?" But the father answered never a word, A frozen corse was he. Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his pale face to the skies, The lantern... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...what may it be ?" " Some ship in distress, that cannot live O father ! I see a gleaming light ; Oh, say, what may it be ?" But the father answered never...Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then... | |
 | 1851 - 1220 pages
...ship in distress, that cannot live In such an angry sea 1' " ' 0 father ! I see a gleaming light ; 0 say, what may it be ?' But the father answered never...corpse was he. " Lashed to the helm, all stiff and ntark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming enow On his tix'd... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 256 pages
...I hear the sound of guns, O say, what may it be?" " Some ship iu distress, that cannot live •; O father! I see a gleaming light, O say, what may it be ? " Hut the father answered never a word, A fro/en corpse was he. Lashed to the helm, all stiff and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 504 pages
...may it be ? " " 'T is a fog-bell on a rock-bound coast ! " — And he steered for the open sea. " 0 father ! I hear the sound of guns, O say, what may...Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then... | |
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