 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1875 - 728 psl.
...deck, — 0 Christ 1 what saw I there? Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood I A man all light, a seraph-man, On every corse there...his hand ; No voice did they impart, — No voice ; but, O ! the silence sank Like music on my heart. But soon I heard the dash of oars, 1 heard the... | |
 | Book - 1875 - 912 psl.
...were; °" fun"" 1 turned my eyes upon the deck— 0 Christ! what saw I there! Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood, A man all...heavenly sight; They stood as signals to the land, Ench one a lovely light; This seraph-band, each waved his hand No voice did they impart — No voice;... | |
 | John Thomson - 1875 - 874 psl.
...forms waving the lights to warn wayfarers off from the edge of the abyss : — ' This seraph band, each waved his hand, It was a heavenly sight: They...as signals to the land, Each one a lovely light.' The true explanation of the phenomenon lay in the fact, perhaps, that in this very gorge there are... | |
 | 1876 - 564 psl.
...shadows were ; I turned my eyes upon the deck — • O Christ ! what saw I there ? "Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat ; And, by the holy rood ! A man all light, a seraph-man, " This seraph band, each waved his hand — It was a heavenly sight ! They stood as signals to the... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 828 psl.
...shadows were : I turn'd my eyes upon the deck— O, Christ ! what saw I there ! Each corse lay flat, %4)P ] 5 5 seraph band, each waved his hand: It was a heavenly sight ! They stood as signals to the land, Each... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1877 - 326 psl.
...shadows were : I turn'd my eyes upon the deck — Oh, Heaven ! -what saw I there ! Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood ! A man all...waved his hand, No voice did they impart — No voice ; but oh ! the silence sank Like music on my heart. But soon I heard the dash of oars ; I heard the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1877 - 416 psl.
...forms <* ''6htI turn'd my eyes upon the deck — Oh, Christ ! what saw I there ! Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood ! A man all...waved his hand, No voice did they impart — No voice ; but oh ! the silence sank Like music on my heart. My head was turn'd perforce away, And I saw a boat... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1879 - 314 psl.
...were: oflight. I turned my eyes upon the deck — 0 Christ ! what saw I there ! Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat; And, by the holy rood ! A man all...light, a seraph-man, On every corse there stood. This seraph band, each waved his hand : It was a heavenly sight ! They stood as signals to the land, Each... | |
 | Stein Haugom Olsen - 1978 - 260 psl.
...deck Oh, Christ ! what saw I there ! 1 Empson and Pirie, Coleridge's Verse p. 72. Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood ! A man all...waved his hand, No voice did they impart No voice ; but oh ! the silence sank Like music on my heart. This parallel presents the reader with a story... | |
 | Eugene O'Neill - 1988 - 458 psl.
...robes, haloes. A dazzling light surrounds them, seeming to proceed from them. Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood! A man all light, a seraph-man, On every corse there stood. The Chorus of spirits signal to the land, waving their arms and swaying their bodies in unison. This... | |
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Christ! what saw I there! Each corse lay flat, lifeless, and flat, And, by the holy rood! A man all light, a seraph-man, On every corse there stood. This seraph-band, each waved his hand: It was a heavenly sight! They stood as signals to the land, Each... 
