He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bout flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. ' Gae, fetch a web o' the silken claith, Another o' the twine, And wap them into our ship's side, And let na the sea come in. Gleanings of Scotch, English, and Irish Scarce Old Ballads, Chiefly Tragical ... - Página 96por Peter Buchan - 1825 - 216 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William James Linton, Richard Henry Stoddard - 1883 - 386 páginas
...the helm in hand Till you go up to the tall topmast, — But I fear you'll ne'er spy land." He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bolt flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. Gae fetch a web o' the silken claith,... | |
| Mary Wilder Tileston - 1883 - 338 páginas
...the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall topmast — But I fear you '11 ne'er spy land." He hadna gane a step, a step, A step, but barely ane, When a boult flew out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. " Gae fetch a web o' the silken claith,... | |
| Robert Bell - 1885 - 490 páginas
...the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast; But I fear you'll ne'er spy land.' He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a...flew out of our goodly ship,* And the salt sea it cam in.t * ' Sir Walter Scott supposes that a plank had started ; but the more particular meaning seems... | |
| William Ross (of Aberdour.) - 1885 - 442 páginas
...you "ll ne'er spy land.' He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but only ane, When a bout flew out o' our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. ' Gae fetch a web o' the silken claith, And anither o' the twine, And wap them into our ship's side, An' letna the sea come in. ' O laith,... | |
| Francis James Child - 1886 - 308 páginas
...the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall topmast; But I fear you 'll neer spy land.' 18 He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a...out of our goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. 19 ' Gae fetch a web o the silken claith, Another o the twine, And wap them into our ship's side, And... | |
| Francis James Child - 1886 - 290 páginas
...A step bnt barely ane, When a boat flew, out of oar goodly ship, And the salt sea it came in. 19 ' Gae fetch a web o the silken claith, Another o the twine, And wap them into our ship's side, And letua the sea come in.' 20 They fetched a web o the silken claith, Another o the twine,... | |
| Samuel Silas Curry - 1888 - 456 páginas
...but I fear you 'll ne'er spy land." He hadna gane a step, a step, a step, but barely ane, When a bolt flew out of our goodly ship, and the salt sea it came...in. " Gae fetch a web o' the silken claith, another of the twine, And wap them into our ship's side, and letna the sea come in." They fetched a web o'... | |
| William M'Dowall - 1888 - 370 páginas
...top-mast in the vain hope of descrying some sheltering haven or hospitable shore within reach. He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bolt flew oot o' the goodly ship, And the saut sea it cam in. Obeying the captain's orders, the crew... | |
| Robert Ford - 1889 - 312 páginas
...tak' the helm in hand, Till ye get up the tall tap-mast— But I fear ye'll ne'er spy land." He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bolt flew out o' the gude ship's side, And the saut sea it cam' in. " Gae fetch a wab o' the silken... | |
| Katharine Lee Bates - 1890 - 266 páginas
...tak' the helm in hand, Till ye win to the tall top-mast, But I fear ye'll ne'er spy land." He hadna gane a step, a step, A step but barely ane, When a bolt flew out of the gude ship's side, And the saut sea it cam' in. " Gae, fetch a web of the silken... | |
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