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He answered not, for now he saw
A swan come sailing strong,
And by a silver chain she drew
A little boat along.
A swan come sailing strong,
And by a silver chain she drew
A little boat along.
To shore they came and to the boat
Fast leapt he with the child,
And in leapt Margaret—breathless now
And pale with fear and wild.
Fast leapt he with the child,
And in leapt Margaret—breathless now
And pale with fear and wild.
With arching crest and swelling breast
On sail'd the stately swan,
And lightly down the rapid tide
The little boat went on.
On sail'd the stately swan,
And lightly down the rapid tide
The little boat went on.
The full-orb'd moon that beam'd around
Pale splendor thro' the night,
Cast through the crimson canopy
A dim-discoloured light.
Pale splendor thro' the night,
Cast through the crimson canopy
A dim-discoloured light.
