| 1840 - 368 Seiten
...green isle ! hear our prayers, Oh ! grant us cool heavens and favouring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past ! EPISTLE TO THE LADY CHARLOTTE R WB— H. NOT many months have now been dream'd away Since yonder... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1840 - 398 Seiten
...the magnificent scenery of the St. Lawrence repays all such difficulties. POEMS RELATING TO AMERICA. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn.* Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontre1 Deux cavaliers tres-bien months ; And the refrain to every verse was,... | |
| william gardiner - 1841 - 500 Seiten
...communicated to the wave. A beautiful illustration is to be found in Mr. Moore's words and music — ' Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast ; The rapids are near, and the day-light past.' ing an ear to all the niceties of music and a correct taste. Under the term accent,... | |
| John William Carleton - 1842 - 524 Seiten
...Canadian toyageurs, immortalized in Moore's Canadian Boat Song : — " Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time...as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn." It was here they made confession, and offered up their vows, previous to... | |
| Samuel Lover - 1842 - 412 Seiten
...as salmon in the river." " Just as many crabs as salmon," said Murtough ; " pull away, my hearty." " Row, brothers, row— the stream runs fast — The rapids are near, and the daylight's past !" CHAPTER XII. THE boats doubled round an angle in the river, and Andy was left in the hands of Squire... | |
| George Dixon - 1842 - 134 Seiten
...sighs of the lad that I love, Then I'll weave, &c. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the wooils on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream... | |
| 1854 - 694 Seiten
...which my heart was alive during the whole of thU very interesting voyage." Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time....the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight 's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue waves to carl... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 Seiten
...SONG. I OU THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.1 Et remlgem cantus hortatur. QrlNTILUN. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time....shore look dim, We'll sing at St Ann's our parting hymn.2 Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past Why should... | |
| 1845 - 614 Seiten
...th» green isle ! hear our prayers, Oh, grant us cool heavens and favouring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. ALONE BY THE SCIIOYLKILL. ALONE by the Schuylkill a wanderer roved, And bright were its flowery banks... | |
| James Taylor (of Crowle, Eng.) - 1846 - 152 Seiten
...brought to my recollection the following verses by Moore : — "Faintly as tolls the evening's chime, Oar voices keep tune and our oars keep time ; Soon as...look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Bow, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and daylight's past. Why should we yet... | |
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