Sonnets, Lyrics and Translations By the Rev. Charles Turner [i.e. Charles Tennyson] |
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AN INCIDENT ON THE DEE. |
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AN INCIDENT ON THE DEE.
A mournful tale was told to me:
Poor Jehu, new to sail and oar,
Upon the rapid river's tide
Embark'd his little children four;
But swamp'd the skiff he could not guide,
And drown'd them all in Dee.
Poor Jehu, new to sail and oar,
Upon the rapid river's tide
Embark'd his little children four;
But swamp'd the skiff he could not guide,
And drown'd them all in Dee.
And often, when with calm command
He reins his master's steeds so free,
While four sweet children sit behind,
To his long-trusted care consign'd,
He feels, “It is the self-same hand
That drown'd mine own in Dee.”
He reins his master's steeds so free,
While four sweet children sit behind,
To his long-trusted care consign'd,
He feels, “It is the self-same hand
That drown'd mine own in Dee.”
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