 Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billow laves : Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves.  Waverley Novels: Vol. 6 - עמוד 561מאת Walter Scott - 1844 - 617 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Walter Scott - 1906 - 606 דפים
...battle with, which is the wonted way of the world. As glorious John says — ' With roomy deck, and guns of mighty strength , Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...Brenda could not help telling Halcro, when he had spoutec his stanza with great enthusiasm, " that though the description was more like a first-rate... | |
 | Charles Harding Firth - 1908 - 524 דפים
...in the world,' gives a good picture of a first-rate of the period : • With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves.' ' On high-raised decks the haughty Belgians ride, Beneath whose shade our humble frigates go ; Such... | |
 | 1908 - 530 דפים
...ship in the world,' gives a good picture of a first-rate of the period : ' With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves.' ' On high-raised decks the haughty Belgians ride, Beneath whose shade our humble frigates go ; Such... | |
 | Esther Meynell - 1909 - 412 דפים
...clean and bare. In his Annus Mirabilis Dryden pictured the Loyal London : " With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves." This poem, describing the events of 1666, was published early in the following year, and Pepys at once... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1913 - 220 דפים
...charm'd with what his loom design'd. Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves." What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical beautifications of a ship! that is, a phmiix... | |
 | Adam Reusse - 1913 - 140 דפים
...spread ruffling to the wind, „With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength „Whose low-laid months each mounting billow laves .. „Deep in her draught,...length, „She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves." 9. anchor, masc. Ill 115: „cat the anchor, cat him" 10. main-top sail, masc. Ill 115: „Loose the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1915 - 84 דפים
...with what his loom designed, Goes on to sea and knows not to retire. 153 With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...her draught and warlike in her length, She seems a sea wasp flying on the waves. 154 This martial present, piously designed, The loyal City give their... | |
 | John Dryden - 2003 - 1024 דפים
...With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, (Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billow laves,) 610 Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves. This martial present, piously designed, The loyal City give their best-loved king: And, with a bounty... | |
 | 1838 - 598 דפים
...his Anntis Mirabilis, fifty years after the murder of Raleigh, says — " With roomy decks, lier guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...length, She seems a sea-wasp flying on the waves." Such were the means with which Britain made her first and successfed struggles ; and sucli were the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 474 דפים
...charm'd with what his loom design'd, Goes on to sea, and knows not to retire. . With roomy decks her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting...length, She seems a sea-Wasp flying on the waves. What a wonderful pother is here, to make all these poetical beautifications of a ship ; that is, a... | |
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