A little book of tribune verse A number of hitherto uncollected poems, grave and gay |
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A NAUTICAL LOVER. |
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A NAUTICAL LOVER.
A boy named Mann once fell in love
With pretty Bella Taylor,
And having found his stern to speak
He boldly did a sailor.
With pretty Bella Taylor,
And having found his stern to speak
He boldly did a sailor.
“Oh let me honey-bee your bow
I anchor for your favor,
Nay, 'twould be barber-ous to spurn
So fond a little shaver.”
I anchor for your favor,
Nay, 'twould be barber-ous to spurn
So fond a little shaver.”
Bell gave a little aft to hear
The ringing words he tolled,
And then she gave a little keel
And he was forced to hold.
The ringing words he tolled,
And then she gave a little keel
And he was forced to hold.
“Your words are sound I plainly sea,
And I'd shoal little sense,
If I did not in kindly mood
Return your love in tense.”
And I'd shoal little sense,
If I did not in kindly mood
Return your love in tense.”
November 4th, 1882.
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