Glimpses of Antiquity Being a collection of metrical sketches, in the form of ballads, lyrics, &c., with main reference to mediaeval times or classical subjects. By George F. Preston [i.e. J. B. L. Warren] |
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A SUNSET AT SEA. |
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A SUNSET AT SEA.
They who have sailed upon the summer seas,
And watched the sun pass grandly down to rest,
Feel, on the whisper of the evening breeze,
A world of sadness creeping o'er their breasts.
And watched the sun pass grandly down to rest,
Feel, on the whisper of the evening breeze,
A world of sadness creeping o'er their breasts.
A sorrow fathomless, whose inner meaning,
Transcends the griefs that strew our earthly way,
To show the soul, thro' cloud-lands intervening,
All glorious vistas of eternal day.
Transcends the griefs that strew our earthly way,
To show the soul, thro' cloud-lands intervening,
All glorious vistas of eternal day.
Infinite nature, full of deep devotion!
Wonder unceasing—beauty without end!
We, who are gazing on the star-wav'd ocean,
Hope and adore, but cannot comprehend.
Wonder unceasing—beauty without end!
We, who are gazing on the star-wav'd ocean,
Hope and adore, but cannot comprehend.
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