The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Collected by Himself. In Ten Volumes |
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THE MEETING OF THE SHIPS. |
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THE MEETING OF THE SHIPS.
When o'er the silent seas alone,
For days and nights we've cheerless gone,
Oh they who've felt it know how sweet,
Some sunny morn a sail to meet.
For days and nights we've cheerless gone,
Oh they who've felt it know how sweet,
Some sunny morn a sail to meet.
Sparkling at once is ev'ry eye,
“Ship ahoy!” our joyful cry;
While answering back the sounds we hear,
“Ship ahoy!” what cheer? what cheer?
“Ship ahoy!” our joyful cry;
While answering back the sounds we hear,
“Ship ahoy!” what cheer? what cheer?
Then sails are back'd, we nearer come,
Kind words are said of friends and home;
And soon, too soon, we part with pain,
To sail o'er silent seas again.
Kind words are said of friends and home;
And soon, too soon, we part with pain,
To sail o'er silent seas again.
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