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LITTELL, MEMOIR OF DR. WOOD.
Then, while ye fill your glasses fair,
Let this your greeting be—
[Standing.] That He who grasps the viewless wind
May guard him on the sea;
Let this your greeting be—
[Standing.] That He who grasps the viewless wind
May guard him on the sea;
Protect him in his pilgrimage;
And, when his wanderings cease,
Restore him to his home again
In happiness and peace.
And, when his wanderings cease,
Restore him to his home again
In happiness and peace.
And when the inevitable hour
Shall bring his long repose,
May visions of that better land
A brighter scene disclose.
Shall bring his long repose,
May visions of that better land
A brighter scene disclose.
Meanwhile, with fond, admiring hearts
We gather round him here,
With song, and wine, and social mirth,
His parting steps to cheer.
We gather round him here,
With song, and wine, and social mirth,
His parting steps to cheer.
