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 | [Poems by Payne in] John Howard Payne ... his life and writings |  |
“Plunge, world-weary pilgrim! plunge deep in the wave!
Once mine, thou wilt smile as it storms o'er our cave;
For never false friend or sad heart-ache may come
Through the rush of white waters that curtain our home.
And away
Shall the spray
Wash mortality's clay from the care-canker'd soul;
Long dreams of delight o'er thy senses shall roll,
And new life wilt thou quaff from the fairy's charm'd bowl.”
Once mine, thou wilt smile as it storms o'er our cave;
For never false friend or sad heart-ache may come
Through the rush of white waters that curtain our home.
And away
Shall the spray
Wash mortality's clay from the care-canker'd soul;
Long dreams of delight o'er thy senses shall roll,
And new life wilt thou quaff from the fairy's charm'd bowl.”
| [Poems by Payne in] John Howard Payne ... his life and writings | |