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2 occurrences of Mistress Hale of Beverly
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THE LITTLE BROWN CABIN.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2 occurrences of Mistress Hale of Beverly
[Clear Hits]

THE LITTLE BROWN CABIN.

I dream of it, tossing about in my skiff,
The little brown cabin just under the cliff;
The wild rose blown in at the window I see,
And Rose at the door, looking out after me:
My sweetheart, my wife,
The Rose of my life!
The sun in the doorway strikes gold from her hair;
The breeze fills the little brown house with salt air,
And she leans to its breath, as if over the sea
It were bringing a kiss and a message from me;
My pretty wild Rose,
The sweetest that grows!
I have not one wish from my darling apart,
The thought of her sweetens my soul and my heart;
And my boat like a bird flies across the blue sea
To the little brown cabin where Rose waits for me:
The Rose of my life,
My own blessed wife!
And hark—the gay voice of the skipper's bride!
The sea is but a wild delight to her,
Companion of her childhood, and its toy.
She loves no landsman, but her mariner
Lives in her heart, the very soul of the sea!