Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill, Speed, Lancelot, 1860-1931, ill · New York, Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 67
oat Against the stinging blast;He cut a rope from a broken spar, And bound her to the mast. 0 father ! I hear the church-beUs ring, O say, what may it be ? Tis a fog-bell, on a rock-bound coast!— And he steerd for the open sea. * O father! I hear the sound of guns, O say, what may it be ? Some ship… … Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark. With his face tm-ned to the skies,The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be;And she thought of Christ, who stilled the waves On the Lake of Galilee. THE…
English poetry · Children's poetry
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