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Winthrop's Fleet
But help arrives! The welcome fleet appears!From the high hill-top first by one perceived
Far out at sea; then up the harbor steers;
Scarcely for joy the tidings are believed;
Soon friend clasps friend in heartfelt warm embrace,
Awhile their mutual sufferings are forgot;
Mindful alone they see each other's face,
And share again for life each other's lot.
And welcome too the comforts, and supplies,
Which, in their strait, the timely vessels bring;
From house to house the message quickly flies,
To each how precious then the smallest thing;
Taught by stern want, and hard necessity,
In things we little prize their wealth to see.
Poem No. 83; c. 1878–80
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