 FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past.  Annual Report - Page 641876Full view - About this book
 | George Dixon - 1842 - 134 pages
...confiding, To ease the foi,.l sighs of the lad that I love, Then I'll weave, &c. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the wooils on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream... | |
 | Samuel Lover - English fiction - 1842 - 412 pages
...as salmon in the river." " Just as many crabs as salmon," said Murtough ; " pull away, my hearty." " Row, brothers, row— the stream runs fast — The rapids are near, and the daylight's past !" CHAPTER XII. THE boats doubled round an angle in the river, and Andy was left in the hands of Squire... | |
 | American periodicals - 1854 - 694 pages
...fanciful impressions to which my heart was alive during the whole of thU very interesting voyage." Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep...the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight 's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue waves to carl... | |
 | Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 pages
...and I see, A thousand matchless charms in thee ! THE CANADIAN BOAT SONG. FAINTLY as toils the ev'ning chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time...fast, The rapids are near, and the day-light's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But when the wind... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 pages
...mine ! " A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. I OU THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.1 Et remlgem cantus hortatur. QrlNTILUN. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep...shore look dim, We'll sing at St Ann's our parting hymn.2 Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past Why should... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 614 pages
...sigh'd on by any but mine !" CANADIAN BOAT SONG. f'AixrtT as tolls the evening chime Oar voices keepr tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on...fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past Why should we yet our sail unfurl 7 There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ; But, when the wind... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - English literature - 1845 - 362 pages
...now and give back more To those clear springs than she received before. MOORE. Canadian Boat Sony. Faintly as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. A. MARVELL. The Emigrant. Thus sung they in the English boat A holy and a cheerful note, And all the... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - English literature - 1845 - 356 pages
...back more To those clear springs than she received before. MOORE. Canadian Boat Song. Faintly as talls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. A. MABVELL. The Emigrant. Thus sung they in the English boat A holy and a cheerful note, And all the... | |
 | James Taylor (of Crowle, Eng.) - Canada - 1846 - 152 pages
...brought to my recollection the following verses by Moore : — "Faintly as tolls the evening's chime, Oar voices keep tune and our oars keep time ; Soon as...look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Bow, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and daylight's past. Why should we yet... | |
 | Songs, English - 1847 - 906 pages
...joyous strains, 'Tis the, 'tis the songs of bondmen no\* bursting their chains. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep...fast. The rapids are near and the daylight's past. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a hreath the blue wave to curl But when the wind blows... | |
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