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things. Humble voyagers are We, O'er Life's dim unsounded sea, Seeking only some calm clime:-- Touch us _gently_, gentle Time! _A BACCHANALIAN SONG._ SET TO MUSIC BY MR. H. PHILLIPS. Sing!--Who sings To her who weareth a hundred rings? Ah, who is this lady fine? The VINE, boys, the VINE! The mother of mighty Wine. A roamer is she O'er wall and tree, And sometimes very good company. Drink!--Who drinks To her who blusheth and never thinks? Ah, who is this maid of thine? The GRAPE, boys, the GRAPE! O, never let her escape Until she be turned to Wine! For better is she Than vine can be, And very, very good company! Dream!--Who dreams Of the God that governs a thousand streams? Ah, who is this Spirit fine? 'T is WINE, boys, 't is WINE! God Bacchus, a friend of mine. O better is he Than grape or tree, And the best of all good company. [Decoration] _SHE WAS NOT FAIR NOR FULL OF GRACE._ She was not fair, nor full of grace, Nor crowned with thought or aught beside; No wealth had she, of mind or face, To win our love, or raise our pride: No lover's thought her cheek did touch; No poet's dream was 'round her thrown; And yet we miss her--ah, too much, Now--she hath flown! We miss her when the morning calls, As one that mingled in our mirth; We miss her when the evening falls,-- A trifle wanted on the earth! Some fancy small or subtle thought Is checked ere to its blossom grown; Some chain is broken that we wrought, Now--she hath flown! No solid good, nor hope defined, Is marred now she hath sunk in night; And yet the strong immortal Mind Is stopped in its triumphant flight! Stern friend, what power is in a tear, What strength in one poor thought alone, When all we know is--"She was here," And--"She hath flown!" [Decoration] _THE SEA-KING._ SET TO MUSIC BY THE CHEVALIER NEUKOMM. Come sing, Come sing, of the great Sea-King, And the fame that now hangs o'er him, Who once did sweep o'er the vanquish'd deep, And drove the world before him! His deck was a throne, on the ocean lone, And the sea was his park of pleasure, Where he scattered in fear the human deer, And rested,--when he had leisure! Come,--shout and sing Of the great Sea-King,
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