 Tis therefore I wail him. Long may the curse Of his people pursue them; Scully, that sold him, And soldier that slew him! One glimpse of heaven's light May they see never! May the hearthstone of hell Be their best bed for ever! In the hole which the vile...  Roberts' Semi-monthly Magazine - Page 2631841Full view - About this book
 | England - 1823 - 746 pages
...deplore him ; Or if the wild strife Of the sea- war closed o'er him : But with ropes round his whitelimbs Through ocean to trail him, Like a fish after slaughter,...slew him ! One glimpse of heaven's light May they sec never ! May the hearth-stone of hell .Be their best bed for ever ! In the hole, which the vile... | |
 | Scotland - 1823 - 758 pages
...not deplore him ; Or if the wild strife Of the sea-war closed o'er him : But wii.li ropes roundhis white limbs Through ocean to trail him, Like a fish...wail him. Long may the curse Of his people pursue then ; Scully, that sold him, And soldier that slew him ! One glimpse of heaven's light May they see... | |
 | England - 1823 - 762 pages
...would not deplore him ; Or if the wild strife Of the sea-war closed o'er bim : Butwith ropes roundhis white limbs Through ocean to trail him, Like a fish after slaughter, "fis therefore I wail him. Long may tiie curse Of his people pursue them ; Scully, that sold him, And... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1824 - 448 pages
...his red anger seize thee ! Had he died calmly I would not deplore him ; Or if the wild strife of the sea-war closed o'er him ; But with ropes round his white limbs through oceans to trail him, Like a fish after slaughter, 'tis therefore I wail him. Long may the curse of... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - 1824 - 442 pages
...his red anger seize thee ! Had he died calmly I would not deplore him ; Or if the wild strife of the sea-war closed o'er him; But with ropes round his white limbs through oceans to trail him, Like a fish after slaughter, 'tis therefore I wail him. Long may the curse of... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1844 - 316 pages
...deplore him, Or if the wild strife Of the sea-war closed o'er him ; But with ropes round his white limbs Like a fish after slaughter ! — 'Tis therefore I...see never ; May the hearth-stone of hell Be their best bed for ever ! In the hole which the vile hands Of soldiers had made thee. Unhonoured, unshrouded... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1844 - 320 pages
...deplore him, Or if the wild strife Of the sea-war closed o'er him; But with ropes round his white limbs Like a fish after slaughter !— 'Tis therefore I...they see never; May the hearth-stone of hell Be their best bed for ever ! In the hole which the vile hands Of soldiers had made thee. Unhonoured, unshrouded... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1844 - 324 pages
...anger sieze thee. Had he died calmly I would not deplore him, Or if the wild strife Of the sea- war closed o'er him ; But with ropes round his white limbs...fish after slaughter ! — Tis therefore I wail him. Of his people pursue them, — Scully that sold him, And soldier that slew him. One glimpse of heaven's... | |
 | sir Charles Gavan Duffy - Ballads, Irish - 1845 - 262 pages
...his red anger seize thee 1 Had he died calmly, I would not deplore him; Or if the wild strife Of the sea-war closed o'er him: But with ropes round his...! One glimpse of heaven's light May they see never 1 May the hearth-stone of hell In the hole, which the vile hands Of soldiers had made thee; Unhonour'd,... | |
 | Jeremiah Joseph Callanan - English poetry - 1847 - 184 pages
...his red anger seize thee. Had he died calmly, I would not deplore him, Or if the wild strife Of the sea-war closed o'er him ; But with ropes round his...see never ; May the hearth-stone of hell Be their best bed for ever ! In the hole which the vile hands Of soldiers had made thee, Unhonoured, unshrouded... | |
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