For ere she reached upon the tide The first house by the water-side, Singing in her song she died.
And may there be no moaning of the bar when I put out to sea; But such a tide as moving seems asleep, too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep turns again home.
The storm had abated just too late; the tide was by then too far out to allow a vessel to put off to sea.
I ran all the way, straight to the beach, though I guessed the boat would have waited somewhere near the creek, as the tide would reach there earliest.
And the storm had not abated, the wind had not changed, and the tide was rapidly drawing out.
The storm was then at its fullest, and the tide was on the turn.
While o'er a streamlet's flow'ry side She pensive hung, and watch'd the tide That dimpled with her tears.
Near the dividing shore line the "tide lands" reach out from the sunny beaches and supply a sort of neutral ground, enjoyed now by the clam diggers or oyster culturists and again claimed by the enveloping waters.
Hills have given way to business blocks and thorofares, and at the same time have increased the area of the city by supplying material for filling in the tide flats, now occupied by the most valuable factory sites.
The character of his defenses at this point was never known till our troops, in the full tide of battle, were hurled against them, to be repulsed with the loss of nearly half their number.
Some had gone over; when the tide turned, the wind and current were against them; there were not enough boats to carry the rest.
As soon as the tide turns in the morning," rattled both together.
It was wrested, however, from Eleanor's descendants in this flood-tide of conquest.
The queen was put to death nine months after her husband; and the Girondins, who had begun to try to stem the tide of slaughter, soon fell under the denunciation of the more violent.
The rise of the tide is here small, but at high water the specimens apparently were for a short time covered by the waters of the estuary, here itself only brackish, and occasionally almost fresh.
And after the severity and rigid observance of all the church high-days and holydays formerly prevalent among them, the tide of opinion appears to have run into the opposite extreme.
It was slimy, dripping; it hummed hollow with the wind, and was strewn with shapeless wreckage like a half-tide cavern in a rocky and exposed coast.
A tide of sudden feeling swept him clean out of his body.
The interest attaching to this discussion had helped the three comrades and crew alike, to tide over what might otherwise have proved a tedious forenoon, for during the whole of that day the dense fog and profound calm continued.
A small opening, occasioned by the receding of the opposite hill, and the fall of the land to the level of the tide water, afforded a view of the Sound[32] over the tops of the distant woods on its margin.
The water is deep near this coast; we had anchored at high tide close to the shore, and the ebb had left us high and dry.
When the tide is in they are surrounded with water, and when it is out there is nothing but mud.
Sluggish streams flow with the tide back and forth from the river to the gulf, and between these the ground is covered with what is here called wild rice.
At the beginning of 1776 the tide of public opinion in the colonies was setting strongly toward national independence.
During the day the assistance of the combined fleet was urgently required; but when its cooperation might have turned the tide of victory, an adverse wind arose, and the vessels could not beat up within range of the Rock.
Anyway, the tide decided and sent a little wave that thoroughly drenched her and brought her to her knees shivering and bewildered.
It is certainly rather like a band-box with the lid on, and the ocean at high tide is only prevented by the harbour wall from invading your front garden, which is the size of a handkerchief.
They sat there as the tide went out, and the man registered the facts of the tragic tale in his mind, eager to be out on the trail of the mystery overshadowing the girl he loved.
They brought us indeed to this place, but, instead of a harbour, we found only a narrow strait, with a rapid tide setting through it, and rocky anchoring ground.
It was, in fact, after the tide of Mahomedan conquest had set in that Hindu theology put on fresh forms of interpretation.
The tide of racial hatred which may yet be stemmed would rise and perhaps not only undermine the present fabric of our Empire, but strew East and West with the wreckage of disappointed hopes and embittered animosities.
As soon as the tide rose (about midnight) it lifted us off our shoal.
In Canada, the tribes have been permitted to dwell among the scenes of their early associations and traditions, on lands reserved from the advancing tide of White settlement, and set apart for their use.
Month after month, the tide of misery flowed on, each wave sweeping deeper into the heart of the province, and carrying off fresh victims of their own benevolence.
Some 250 tons were taken out, and when the tiderose she came off--nothing the worse!
The tide was very strong against us, so we have not made much way, but we are really in the Yangtze river.
I think it most important that the Home Government should do all in their power by enforcing the provisions of the Passengers' Act, and by causing these facts to be widely circulated, to stem this tide of misery.
IN Rotten Row, 'tis nice, you know, To see the tide of Fashion flow!
By this time the falling tide had left nearly the whole extent of the deck dry.
But we'll get the first of the east-going tide outside.
A cast with the lead gave 19 fathoms, the tide having risen 7 feet.
The officers stood upon the steel grating surrounding the conning-tower, for the tide had now fallen sufficiently to allow the platform to show above water.
The tide of battle, if the action were still being maintained, had rolled away beyond sight and hearing of the little band of heroes who so worthily maintained the prestige of the White Ensign.
The rising tide of political passion submerged the solemn Arcadia of his early fancies.
His argument is sometimes destroyed or blemished by the fire that it kindles, his narrative overwhelmed in the tide of passions that it sways.
At high tide the whole Atlantic rushed in, tossing the seaweeds in his mane; at low tide he rushed out, growling and gnashing his granite teeth.
The tide was turning--perhaps a storm was on the way--and we were miles, dreadful miles from dry land.
The tide was extremely low, and we had not wet our knees when we began to look back to see if familiar objects were still in sight.
Asleep, awake, by night or day, The friends I seek are seeking me; No wind can drive my bark astray Nor change the tideof destiny.
But flee these lands of Italy, this shore so near our home, That washing of the strand thereof our very sea-tide seeks; For in all cities thereabout abide the evil Greeks.
Mothers and lads, a motley guard, they crown the threatened wall, For this last tide of grief and care hath voice to cry for all.
And now had day-tide failed the sky, and Phoebe, sweet and fair, Amid her nightly-straying wain did mid Olympus wear.
For treason now and dreadful deed she turneth in her mind, Assured of death; and diversely the tide of wrath sets in.
