Ours the wild life in tumult still to range From toil to rest, and joy in every change. Oh, who can tell? not thou, luxurious slave! Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave; Not thou, vain lord of wantonness and ease! The corsair, a tale [in verse.]. - Page 11de George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 114 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Charles Samuel Stewart - 1839 - 354 pages
...sailor's life, in its most favorable aspect, before me, I have been led with Byron to exclaim — " Oh who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph, o'er the water wide, The exulting sense, the pulse's mad'ning play, That thrills the wand'rer of the trackless... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 152 pages
...we felt the full force of the beautiful lines of Byron : — " ' O ! who can tell, hnt he whose soul hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense, the pulse's madd'ning play That thrills the wanderer of that stormy way)' " Monday, 1 Oth. — Wind, south-west... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1855 - 528 pages
...expedition, pointing out the delights of the sea, and quoting Byron's beautiful lines upon the subject — " Oh ! who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in trinmph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense, the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer... | |
 | Sarah Rogers Haight - 1840 - 344 pages
...eggshell boat over the chafed billows, until I almost fancied that 1 should like to be a sailor ; for " Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried,.../ The exulting sense, the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way." e After a few hours passed in buffeting the angry... | |
 | Isaac Butt - 1840 - 1168 pages
...comes in contact with the mighty muse that made him write as none could write, but one who felt: " O, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the water's wide, The exulting sense — the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...who can tell ? not thou, luxurious slave ! Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not Ihou, Ob, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 868 pages
...change. Oh, who can tell ? not thou, luxurious slave ! Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou, vain lord of wantonness and ease ! Whom...The exulting sense — the pulse's maddening play. That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way ? That for itself can woo the approaching fight. And... | |
 | 1842 - 666 pages
...comprehended by those who have felt it, and which is happily described in those beautiful lines of Byron : — Oh ! who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried,...The exulting sense — the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way ? The transports consisted mostly of what are called... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 548 pages
...! Whose soul would sicken o'er the heaving wave ; Not thou, vain lord of wantonness and ease ! When slumber soothes not — pleasure cannot please —...The exulting sense — the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way 1 That for itself can woo the approaching fight, And... | |
 | John Hood - 1843 - 506 pages
...— " O'er the glad waters of the dark -blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Oh! who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried,...The exulting sense — the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer on the trackless sea ! " But as music in mourning, or a tale out of season,... | |
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