ON THE DEPARTURE OF THE CUBA.
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The ocean calm, as on ye glide
With these, our treasures, on its breast:
We crave the boon of strength, of power,
Half to express this parting hour.
With these, our treasures, on its breast:
We crave the boon of strength, of power,
Half to express this parting hour.
Another charge, O, good ship,—I
Would pardon ask for this delay—
Her boy to bless, embrace; good-by,
Fair Emma; on thy deck, to-day,
A gem more prized ye cannot hold;
Our hearts must keep the rest untold.
Would pardon ask for this delay—
Her boy to bless, embrace; good-by,
Fair Emma; on thy deck, to-day,
A gem more prized ye cannot hold;
Our hearts must keep the rest untold.
That Neptune and the Naiads keep
A never-slumbering watch, I ask;
That loved ones, while with thee, may reap
The pleasures, we in sunshine bask;
May Heaven protect, all ills dispel;
Time speeds, and now a last farewell.
A never-slumbering watch, I ask;
That loved ones, while with thee, may reap
The pleasures, we in sunshine bask;
May Heaven protect, all ills dispel;
Time speeds, and now a last farewell.
