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... wind close - haul'd we go , And strive in vain the port to near ! I think ' tis thus the fates defer My bliss with one that's far away , And while remembrance springs to her , I watch the sails and sighing , say , Thus , my boy ! thus ...
... wind close - haul'd we go , And strive in vain the port to near ! I think ' tis thus the fates defer My bliss with one that's far away , And while remembrance springs to her , I watch the sails and sighing , say , Thus , my boy ! thus ...
Page 201
... wind is still ! And there blows not a breath her sails to fill ! Oh ! what doth that vessel of darkness bear ? The silent calm of the grave is there , Save now and again a death - knell rung , And the flap of the sails with night - fog ...
... wind is still ! And there blows not a breath her sails to fill ! Oh ! what doth that vessel of darkness bear ? The silent calm of the grave is there , Save now and again a death - knell rung , And the flap of the sails with night - fog ...
Page 209
... wind , And , while they pass'd , a fragrance threw , But left no trace of sweets behind , - The warmest sigh that pleasure heaves , Is cold , is faint , to those that swell The heart , where pure repentance grieves O'er hours of ...
... wind , And , while they pass'd , a fragrance threw , But left no trace of sweets behind , - The warmest sigh that pleasure heaves , Is cold , is faint , to those that swell The heart , where pure repentance grieves O'er hours of ...
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