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Poems, Dialogues in Verse and Epigrams

By Walter Savage Landor: Edited with notes by Charles G. Crump

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XII.

[In port, beyond the swell of winds and tides]

In port, beyond the swell of winds and tides,
My little skiff the Independence rides.
Scanty, tho' strong and hearty is her crew,
So, come aboard; she can find room for you.