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THE LITTLE SAILOR BOY.
The sea was calm, the sky serene,
And gently blew the western gale;
When Anna, seated on a cliff,
Watch'd the Lovina's less'ning sail.
To Heaven she thus her pray'rs addressd,
“Thou who canst save, or canst destroy,
From each surrounding danger guard
My much lov'd little Sailor Boy.
And gently blew the western gale;
When Anna, seated on a cliff,
Watch'd the Lovina's less'ning sail.
To Heaven she thus her pray'rs addressd,
“Thou who canst save, or canst destroy,
From each surrounding danger guard
My much lov'd little Sailor Boy.
“When tempests o'er the ocean howl,
And even sailors shrink with dread,
Be some protecting angel near,
To hover round my William's head:
He was belov'd by all the plain,
His father's pride, his mother's joy;
Then safely to their arms restore,
Their much lov'd little Sailor Boy.
And even sailors shrink with dread,
Be some protecting angel near,
To hover round my William's head:
He was belov'd by all the plain,
His father's pride, his mother's joy;
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Their much lov'd little Sailor Boy.
“May no rude foe his course impede,
Conduct him safely o'er the waves;
O may he never be compell'd
To yield to pow'r, or mix with slaves.
May smiling peace his steps attend,
Each rising hour be crown'd with joy,
As blest as that, when I again
Shall meet my much lov'd Sailor Boy.”
Conduct him safely o'er the waves;
O may he never be compell'd
To yield to pow'r, or mix with slaves.
May smiling peace his steps attend,
Each rising hour be crown'd with joy,
As blest as that, when I again
Shall meet my much lov'd Sailor Boy.”
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