The Poetry of Robert Burns Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson |
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MUSING ON THE ROARING OCEAN |
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MUSING ON THE ROARING OCEAN
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Musing on the roaring ocean,Which divides my love and me,
Wearying heav'n in warm devotion
For his weal where'er he be:
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Hope and Fear's alternate billowYielding late to Nature's law,
Whispering spirits round my pillow,
Talk of him that's far awa.
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Ye whom sorrow never wounded,Ye who never shed a tear,
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Gaudy day to you is dear!
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Gentle night, do thou befriend me!Downy sleep, the curtain draw!
Spirits kind, again attend me,
Talk of him that's far awa!
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