by John Davidson (1857 - 1909)
The boat is chafing at our long delay
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The boat is chafing at our long delay, And we must leave too soon The spicy sea-pinks and the inborne spray, The tawny sands, the moon. Keep us, O Thetis, in our western flight! Watch from thy pearly throne Our vessel, plunging deeper into night To reach a land unknown.
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- by John Davidson (1857 - 1909), no title, from Plays, as part of "Scaramouch in Naxos", first published 1889 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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