Ochil Idylls and Other Poems by Hugh Haliburton [i.e. J. L. Robertson] |
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IV.—Discovery of Leviathan at Play.
Forth, therefore, o'er the blue triumphant bay,
While the sun shines this dewy morning-tide,
Borne on the back of billows! soft they glide
Under our keel, that cuts through wind and spray.
Forth! till we view Leviathan at play
Out on the wilderness of ocean wide,
With all the green waves gambolling by his side
In solitary mirth the long bright day!
Our yacht disturbs him not. We veer and tack
With larger freedom, now the winds arise;
Thrills every board, and rope and cordage crack,
And up we go half-flying to the skies,
Scaling the monster's corrugated back,
Then downward like a driven bolt that flies!
While the sun shines this dewy morning-tide,
Borne on the back of billows! soft they glide
Under our keel, that cuts through wind and spray.
Forth! till we view Leviathan at play
Out on the wilderness of ocean wide,
With all the green waves gambolling by his side
In solitary mirth the long bright day!
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With larger freedom, now the winds arise;
Thrills every board, and rope and cordage crack,
And up we go half-flying to the skies,
Scaling the monster's corrugated back,
Then downward like a driven bolt that flies!
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