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WONDERS OF THE SEA.
A FRAGMENT.
What I have brought thee is a mystery,Framed by a wondrous artist—of the sea,—
Of the green mansions, and the sparry caves,
The shells, the sea-maids, and the warring waves;
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Monstrous and savage, that, from secret springs,
Course, in pursuit of prey; and, all night long,
Keep wakeful but to hear the tempest's song,
And join in terrible chorus!—Would you hear?
Then let your breath be hush'd, and bend your ear,
For he that made it hath the wizard's power,
To call up images that shriek and lower,
From hidden caves, and graves, and dens afar;
His sovereign art commands them, and they are!
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