I had a horse (1820)/The soldier's return
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THE SAILOR'S RETURN.
Behold, from many an hostile shore,
and all the dangers of the main,
Where billows mount, and tempests roar,
your faithful Tom return again;
Returns, and with him brings a heart,
That ne'er from Sally shall depart.
After long toils and troubles past,
how sweet to tread our native soil,
With conquest to return at last,
and deck our sweethearts with the spoil,
No one to beauty should pretend
But such as dare its rights defend.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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