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1819–1891

TO THE MASTER OF THE METEOR

Herman Melville

Lonesome on earth's loneliest deep, Sailor! who dost thy vigil keep — Off the Cape of Storms dost musing sweep Over monstrous waves that curl and comb;

Of thee we think when here from brink We blow the mead in bubbling foam. Of thee we think, in a ring we link; To the shearer of ocean's fleece we drink,

And the Meteor rolling home.

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