 Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed...  The African Repository - Page 2151845Full view - About this book
 | Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...revelations, Ac. Conclusion, &c., &c., &c, ..... 275 RECOLLECTlONS OF lNDlA. CHAPTER I. i' Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean— roll ! Ten thousand...Stops with the shore; upon the watery plain The wrecks sre all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like... | |
 | 1818 - 638 pages
...before, To mingle with the Universe, and feel What I caa ne'er express, yet can not ;ill coucj;ilRoll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! Ten thousand...Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops wilh the shore ; — upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of... | |
 | England - 1838 - 884 pages
...To mingle with the Universe, and feel What I can ne'er express, yet can not all conceal. " Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll! Ten thousand...ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unkneU'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown.... | |
 | England - 1848 - 788 pages
...faith utterly false and hollow? If sincere and substantial, what in a moment shattered it ? " Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean — roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee." This is good in temper so far — nor in aught inconsistent with the spirit pervading the introductory... | |
 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...To mingle with the Univene, and feel What I can ne'er express, yet am not afl conceal. 179. Uoll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean — roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thec in vain ; Man marks the earth with, ruin — his control Stops with the shore; — upon the watery... | |
 | DAVID WILLISON - 1818 - 572 pages
...before, To mingle with the Universe, and feel What I can ne'er express, yet can not all conceal* Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! Ten thousand...ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into tliy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown.... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...I can ne'er express, yet can not all conceal. 179. Roll on, thou deep and dark blue oceanroll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks...ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown.... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1818 - 648 pages
...noble apostrophe to the Ocean, with which tbe poet has done •well to terminate his song. ' Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean — roll! Ten thousand...plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain Л shadow of man's ravage, save his own. When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy... | |
 | 1830 - 604 pages
...holdwas, in consequence, filled with water ; indeed I never saw a more complete wreck. ' Upon the wat'ry plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain...ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths, with huhhling groan, Without a grave, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown.'... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...Byron's sublime apostrophe at the conclusion of th fourth canto of hi« CftUde Harold. D. Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean — roll ! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in -vain ; Alan marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; — upon the watery plain... | |
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