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Show The Seafarers. They llsteneil tn the neaHliPlI' tale. They wntcheil the sen blul's circling , flight. They echoed back the bontmnn's hall. They fled the tide of mimic fright. They clambered o'er the rocky height. They hlil In caves whom wnters roar; Their voices roue In shrill dollgh'. Where 10II the breakers on tho shore. Their childhood' passed, they pierced tho veil , That ilhtnnee hiinr before their sight: Soft foreign hreefce filled thlr -sail, Of tropic storm thev knew the might The Htm by day. the stn.-s by night Were gullies for them the oceans o'er; The beacon Unshed Its welcome light Where roll tho bietikers on tho shore. Their rugged strength begnn to fall. Kars were less keen and eyes less bright: Anil they no longer o'er tho rail Wntcheil home anil kindred fade from sight. They waited for the coming night With simple faith 'twould soon be o'er; Their weary frames rest on the height Where roll the breakers on the shore. Prince, with thy funeral train bedlght And royal dirge, what hast thou moro Than those they l.ild with a simple rite Where roll the breakers on tho Bhoro? |
