 Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, His pipe was in his mouth, And he watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now West, now South. Then...  Poems - Page 145by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 764 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1840 - 686 pages
...company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom sweet as the hawthorn buds That ope in the month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watch'd how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now west, now south.... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1840 - 818 pages
...company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom sweet as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May. The Skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watch'd how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now West, now South.... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1840 - 688 pages
...company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom sweet as the hawthorn buds That ope in the month of May. The skipper he stood beside tlie helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watch'd how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now west,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 144 pages
...That ope in the month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now...thee, put into yonder port, For I fear a hurricane. " Last night, the moon had a golden ring, And to-night no moon we see ! " The skipper, he blew a whiff... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...the skipper had taken his little daughter, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white...month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now West, now South.... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1842 - 512 pages
...skipper had taken his little daughter, To bear him company. " Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white...as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May. " Down came the storm, and smote amain, The vessel in its strength ; She shuddered and pawed, like... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...skipper had taken his little daughter, To bear him company. : Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white...month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now West, now South.... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom sweet as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May. The Skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watch'd how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now West, now South.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 462 pages
...the skipper had taken his little daughter, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white...month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, With his pipe in his mouth, And watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke now West, now South.... | |
 | Marlborough coll, mus. soc - 1860 - 104 pages
...ta'en his little daughter, To bear him company. 6 Blue were her eyes, as the fairy-flax. Her checks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn...month of May. The skipper he stood beside the helm, AVith his pipe in his mouth, And watched how the veering flaw did blow The smoke, now West, now South.... | |
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