Davidson's complete collection of the songs, scenas, &c. of Henry Russell1850 |
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afloat bless boatman brow Charles Mackay cheek cheer child coming Cook.-Music by Henry dance Dandy Jim dark dear Janet dere drink Eliza Cook.-Music ev'ry eyes fond G. P. Morris.-Music Gin Fiend happy happy days Hark heart heaven Heigho Henry Russell Hurra I'm afloat ivy green jaw-bone Jim ob Caroline land Leman Rede.-Music life-boat LL.D.-Music by Henry lov'd Lucy Long mem'ry merrily merry Miss Lucy Long Morris.-Music by Henry mother Music by Henry ne'er nebber never NEWFOUNDLAND DOG night o'er ocean Old Church Bell OLD DAN TUCKER Old Farm-Gate Ole Bull Pocahontas Poetry by Charles Poetry by Eliza Poetry by G. P. Poetry by Leman poor Lucy Neal Rede.-Music by Henry rolling deep sail ship shoeblack sing song soul spirit sweet tears thee there's thou tink Tubal Cain Twas us'd wave wife wind
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 24 - WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the
Seite 24 - With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags Plying her needle and thread — Stitch ! stitch ! stitch ! In poverty, hunger and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, Would that its tone could reach the rich ! She sang this "Song of the Shirt.
Seite 26 - Wait a little longer. There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming : Let us aid it all we can, Every woman, every man, The good time cuming.
Seite 25 - THERE'S a good time coming, boys, A good time coming : We may not live to see the day, But earth shall glisten in the ray Of the good time coming. Cannon balls may aid the truth, But thought's a weapon stronger; We'll win our battle by its aid; — Wait a little longer.
Seite 61 - A LIFE on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep, Where the scattered waters rave, And the winds their revels keep! Like an eagle caged, I pine On this dull, unchanging shore: Oh!
Seite 26 - And flourish all the stronger ; And Charity shall trim her lamp ; — Wait a little longer.
Seite 35 - Alas! that ever I made, Or that skill of mine should plan The spear and the sword, for men whose joy Is to slay their fellow-man...
Seite 71 - The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has he.
Seite 61 - The land is no longer in view, The clouds have begun to frown; But with a stout vessel and crew, We'll say, Let the storm come down!
Seite 39 - I've tried ; When all were false, I found thee true, My counsellor and guide. The mines of earth no treasures give That could this volume buy ; In teaching me the way to live It taught me how to die ! GEORGE P.