| John William Carleton - 1842 - 524 páginas
...toyageurs, immortalized in Moore's Canadian Boat Song : — " 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. Anne's our parting hymn." It was here they made confession, and offered up their vows, previous to... | |
| Samuel Lover - 1842 - 412 páginas
...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... | |
| An amateur - 1843 - 228 páginas
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| Quaver - 1844 - 552 páginas
...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 ; Soon as the woods...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... | |
| 1854 - 694 páginas
...alive during the whole of thU very interesting voyage." Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods...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... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 páginas
...ST. LAWRENCE.1 Et remlgem cantus hortatur. QrlNTILUN. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods...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... | |
| 1845 - 614 páginas
...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... | |
| James Taylor (of Crowle, Eng.) - 1846 - 152 páginas
...recollection the following verses by Moore : — "Faintly as tolls the evening's chime, Oar voices keep tune and our oars keep time ; Soon as the woods...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... | |
| 1847 - 906 páginas
...bondmen no\* bursting their chains. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time Soon as the woods...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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