Beloved strife
For fame and life,
Oh, tarry not too long!”
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‘Give me freshening breeze, my boys,
A ship that cuts the dashing waves,And weathers every gale.What life is like a sailor’s life,So free, so bold, so brave?His home the ocean’s wide expanse,A coral bed his grave.’
O lesson well and wisely taught
That all my life may better beFor the trial that is past.O vanity, mislead no more!Sleep, like passions, long!Wake, happy heart, and dance againTo the music of my song!O summer days, flit fast away,And bring the blithesome hourWhen we three wanderers shall meetSafe in our household flower!O dear mamma, lament no more!Smile on us as…
Little shadows, little shadows
While I sit beside the hearthstoneWhere the red flames rise and fall.Caps and nightgowns, caps and nightgowns,My three antic shadows wear;And no sound they make in playing,For the six small feet are bare.Dancing gayly, dancing gayly,To and fro all together,Like a family of daisiesBlown about in windy weather;Nimble fairies, nimble fairies,Playing pranks in the warm…
Love comes to all soon or late,
For every bird will find its mate,And every lass a lad,
”And if your Nancy frowns, my lad,
Just hoist your sails for other ports,And find a maid more true.”
Swallow, swallow, neighbor swallow,
Pause a moment at my window,Twitter softly your good-night;For the summer days are over,All your duties are well done,And the happy homes you buildedHave grown empty, one by one.Swallow, swallow, neighbor swallow,Are you ready for your flight?Are all the feather cloaks completed?Are the little caps all right?Are the young wings strong and steadyFor the journey…