 | Douglas Jerrold - 1854
...his glowing hands, And (quick as light'ning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hear,) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Wight envy... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851
...glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So sweet the lark high poised in the air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If chance his mate's shrill call he hear), And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | 1852
...through his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high pois'd 8 ' o? 0 nI˭ =!)~ _ -'#P s qK cdE E~ x e' o =@ a j3!k call he hear) And drops at once into her nest, The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | 1853
...through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, ¡Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest ; — The noblest captain in the British fleet Might... | |
 | John Gay - 1854
...through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Might envy... | |
 | Douglas William Jerrold - 1854
...his glowing hands, And (quick as light'ning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hear,) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet, Might envy... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1856 - 729 páginas
...Tutto serrate nelle sacre penne, Come a suo nido fa lieto Colombo." " So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest." These " Stanze" were the first example of a happy cultivation... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1857 - 729 páginas
...Tutto serrato nelle sacre penne, Come a suo nido fa lieto colombo." " So the swnet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest." These " Stanze" were the first example of a happy cultivation... | |
 | 1857
...through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hears,) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858
...glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So sweet the lark high poised in the air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If chance his mate's shrill call he hear), And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy... | |
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So the sweet lark, high poised in air. Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hear), And drops at once into her nest. 
