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diver and voyager.
DIVER AND VOYAGER.
"VOYAGER, hast thou ever been down
where thy boat glides now,
To the roots of the jagged rocks that frown
O'er a death-white brow?
where thy boat glides now,
To the roots of the jagged rocks that frown
O'er a death-white brow?
"To the wasted gems that slip away
From the mocking wave,
Where the shark and swordfish grimly play
Round the sailor's grave?"
From the mocking wave,
Where the shark and swordfish grimly play
Round the sailor's grave?"
"No, diver, no! but thy pearls I wear,
As my boat sways here.
Thou hast told of the rock in ambush, there
Never need I steer.
As my boat sways here.
Thou hast told of the rock in ambush, there
Never need I steer.
"And because I know that the traitor wave
Must restore the dead,
While I sail to port o'er the shipwrecked brave,
I can feel no dread."
Must restore the dead,
While I sail to port o'er the shipwrecked brave,
I can feel no dread."
