 Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs! She starts,— she moves,—...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 5181851Full view - About this book
 | Philip Lawrence - 1871 - 410 pages
...below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs ! She starts — she moves — she seems to feel The...arms. And lo! from the assembled crowd There rose a shout, prolonged and loud, That to the ocean seemed to say, "Take her, O bridegroom, old and gray;... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1872 - 730 pages
...below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The...arms ! And lo ! from the assembled crowd There rose a shout, prolonged and lond, .That to the ocean seemed to say, — "Take her, 0 bridegroom, old and gray,... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pages
...sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see I she stirs I She starts I she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of life along...! And, lo ! from the assembled crowd There rose a shout prolonged and loud, That to the ocean seemed to say, " Take her, O bridegroom old and gray, Take... | |
 | 1872 - 514 pages
...below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts ! she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill...exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms ! THE LA UNCHING OF THE SHIP. 271 And lo ! from the assembled crowd There rose a shout, prolonged and... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 418 pages
...below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The...exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms I And lo ! from the assembled crowd There rose a shout, prolonged and loud, That to the ocean seemed... | |
 | Mrs. George Campbell OVEREND - 1872 - 268 pages
...below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see 1 She stirs ! She starts — she moves — she seems to feel The...exulting, joyous bound She leaps into the ocean's arms ! ' LONGFELLOW. there was a ceremonial at the laying of the keel, so there was also a still greater... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - 1872 - 460 pages
...brought a lily white doe, J. — 2. Quick. The movement of joy, humor, etc. : I And see I she stirs I She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The...exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms I , Longfellow. ,,.<•'> ^_ 3. Rapid. Used in expressing haste, fear, etc. :l Hurrah I the foes are... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 432 pages
...below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The...foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound, VII. And lo! from the assembled crowd There rose a shout, prolonged and loud, That to the ocean seemed... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away tho shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts 1 she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel I And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound She leaps into the ocean's... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - 1873 - 514 pages
...guests, among whom were some ladies, stood on the vessel's deck. At last, at the given signal, — "She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel...exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms ! " We have extracted the following incident of the launch from the manuscript of Captain Treble's... | |
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