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TWO SONGS.
I.
Come rouse thee, lady fair,
The sun is shining brightly,
High through the cloadless air
The sea-bird roving lightly.
The sun is shining brightly,
High through the cloadless air
The sea-bird roving lightly.
Come, from thy lattice look;
With many an oar in motion,
Boats have the creek forsook,
And course the azure ocean.
With many an oar in motion,
Boats have the creek forsook,
And course the azure ocean.
See on the dim waves borne,
White distant sails are gliding;
Good, on so fair a morn,
Is every heart abiding.
White distant sails are gliding;
Good, on so fair a morn,
Is every heart abiding.
II. (FOR FISHERMEN.)
The waves are rippling on the sand,
The winds are still, the air is clear;
Then gather round, my merry band,
We'll hold on shore an hour of cheer!
The winds are still, the air is clear;
Then gather round, my merry band,
We'll hold on shore an hour of cheer!
The lord keeps vigil in his hall,
The dame in bower or turret high;
But meet the merriest mates of all
Beneath the summer's starlight sky!
The dame in bower or turret high;
But meet the merriest mates of all
Beneath the summer's starlight sky!
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