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The hurricane

a theosophical and western eclogue. To which is subjoined, a solitary effusion in a summer's evening. By William Gilbert

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The Sailors hoped
To fetch the quiet creek in boats; and haste
Could not await ELMIRA; nor would fear

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Surcharge their yawl; nor their trust in human
Aids permit to take a poor helpless hand:—
Yet, alone, would Innocence have saved them!