Till my soul is full of longing
For the secret of the sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
Sends a thrilling pulse through me.
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In each sail that skims the horizon,
In each landward-blowing breeze,
I behold that stately galley,
Hear those mournful melodies;
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"Woudst thou,"--so the helmsman answered,--
"Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
Comprehend its mystery!"
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Till his soul was full of longing,
And he cried, with impulse strong,--
"Helmsman! for the love of heaven,
Teach me, too, that wondrous song!"
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How he heard the ancient helmsman
Chant a song so wild and clear,
That the sailing sea-bird slowly
Poised upon the mast to hear,
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Telling how the Count Arnaldos,
With his hawk upon his hand,
Saw a fair and stately galley,
Steering onward to the land;--
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Like the long waves on a sea-beach,
Where the sand as silver shines
With a soft, monotonous cadence,
Flow its unrhymed lyric lines;--
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Most of all, the Spanish ballad
Haunts me oft, and tarries long,
Of the noble Count Arnaldos
And the sailor's mystic song.
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Sails of silk and ropes of sandal,
Such as gleam in ancient lore;
And the singing of the sailors,
And the answer from the shore!
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Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me
As I gaze upon the sea!
All the old romantic legends,
All my dreams, come back to me.
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I bet it's time. I was struck, making use of the Dante site Columbia University has built for its Core Program, by the quality of Longfellow's Divine Comedy. Now I'm about to post the poem #Bevis sings stanzas from in #RichardJefferies, and looking forward to it.
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THE SECRET OF THE SEA
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Kyng Estmere tooke that fayre ladye,
And marryed her to his wiffe,
And brought her home to merry England,
With her to leade his life.
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And aye their swordes soe sore can byte,
Throughe helpe of gramarye,
That soone they have slayne the kempery men,
Or forst them forth to flee.
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Kyng Estmere threwe the harp asyde,
And swith he drew his brand,
And Estmere he and Adler Yonge,
Right stiffe in stour can stand.
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Up then rose the kemperye men,
And loud they gan to crye:
"Ah traytors, yee have slayne our kyng,
And therefore yee shall dye."
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The ladye looked, the ladye blushte,
And blushte and lookt agayne,
While Adler he had drawne his brande,
And hath the sowdan slayne.
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"O ladye this is thy owne true love,
As playnlye thou mayest see,
And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim
Who partes thy love and thee."
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Hee played agayne both loud and shrille,
And Adler he did syng,
"O ladye, this is thy owne true love,
Noe harper, but a kyng.
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"And what wold ye doe with my bryde soe gay,
Iff I did sell her thee?
More seemelye it is for her fayre bodye
To lye by mee then thee."
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"Now sell me," quoth hee, "thy bryde soe gay,
As shee sitts by thy knee;
And as many gold nobles I will give
As leaves been on a tree."
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"What wold ye doe with my harpe," he sayd,
"If I did sell itt yee?"
"To playe my wiffe and me a fitt,
When abed together wee bee."
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Saies, Sell me thy harpe, thou proud harper,
And thy stringos all;
For as many gold nobles thou shalt have
As heere bee ringes in the hall."
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He stroake upon his harpe againe,
And playd a pretty thinge;
The ladye lough a loud laughter,
As shee sate by the king.
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"Stay thy harpe, thou proud harper,
For Gods love I pray thee;
For and thou playes as thou beginns,
Thou'lt till my bryde from mee."
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Then Kyng Estmere pulld forth his harpe;
And plaid a pretty thinge;
The ladye upstart from the borde,
And wold have gone from the king.
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Downe then came the kemperye man,
And looked him in the eare;
For all the gold that was under heaven
He durst not neigh him neare.
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"O let that man come downe," he said,
"A sight of him wold I see;
And when hee hath beaten well my ladd,
Then he shall beate of mee."
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"Thour speakst proud words," sayes the king of Spaine,
"Thou harper, here to mee;
There is a man within this halle
Will beate thy ladd and thee!"
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"My ladde he is so lither," he said,
"He will doe nought that's meete;
And is there any man in this hall
Were able him to beate?"
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