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      VERSE�此                   �HOMEWARD BOUND 



     I have seen a fiercer tempest�察�Known a louder whirlwind blow�察�I was 

wrecked   off   red Algiers�察  �Six´and´thirty   years   ago。 Young   I   was�察  �and   yet 

old seamen Were not strong or calm as I�察�While life held such treasures for 

me�察�I felt sure I could not die。 

     Life   I  struggled    forand   saved    it�察 �Life  aloneand    nothing    more�察�

Bruised�察�half dead�察�alone and helpless�察�I was cast upon the shore。 I feared 

the pitiless rocks of Ocean�察�So the great sea roseand then Cast me from 

her friendly bosom�察�On the pitiless hearts of men。 

     Gaunt and dreary ran the mountains�察�With black gorges�察�up the land�察�

Up   to   where   the   lonely   Desert   Spreads   her   burning�察  �dreary   sand�此  �In   the 

gorges of the mountains�察�On the plain beside the sea�察�Dwelt my stern and 

cruel masters�察�The black Moors of Barbary。 

     Ten long years I toiled among them�察�Hopelessas I used to say�察�Now I 

know   Hope   burnt   within   me   Fiercer�察  �stronger�察  �day   by   day�此  �Those   dim 

years of toil and sorrow Like one long dark dream appear�察�One long day of 

weary waiting ´ Then each day was like a year。 

     How I cursed the landmy prison�察�How I cursed the serpent sea ´ And 

the Demon Fate that showered All her curses upon me�察�I was mad�察�I think´ 

´God pardon Words so terrible and wild ´ This voyage would have been 

my last one�察�For I left a wife and child。 

    Never did one tender vision Fade away before my sight�察�Never once 

through all my slavery�察�Burning day or dreary night�察�In my soul it lived�察�

and kept me�察�Now I feel�察�from black despair�察�And my heart was not quite 

broken�察�While they lived and blest me there。 

     When at night my task was over�察�I would hasten to the shore�察。�All was 

strange and foreign inland�察�Nothing I had known before�撮� Strange looked 

the bleak mountain passes�察�Strange the red glare and black shade�察�And the 

Oleanders�察�waving To the sound the fountains made。 

     Then   I   gazed   at   the   great   Ocean�察  �Till   she   grew   a   friend   again�察�And 

because she knew old England�察�I forgave her all my pain�此�So the blue still 

sky above me�察�With its white clouds' fleecy fold�察�And the glimmering stars�察�



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��though brighter�撮� Looked like home and days of old。 

     And a   calm  would   fall  upon   me�察�Worn   perhaps   with   work   and   pain�察�

The wild hungry longing left me�察�And I was myself again�此�Looking at the 

silver   waters�察  �Looking   up   at   the   far   sky�察  �Dreams   of   home   and   all   I   left 

there Floated sorrowfully by。 

     A fair face�察�but pale with sorrow�察�With blue eyes�察�brimful of tears�察�And 

the little red mouth�察�quivering With a smile�察�to hide its fears�察�Holding out 

her baby towards me�察�From the sky she looked on me�察�So it was that last I 

saw her�察�As the ship put out to sea。 

     Sometimes�察。�and a pang would seize me That the years were floating 

on�撮� I would strive to paint her�察�altered�察�And the little baby gone�此�She no 

longer young and girlish�察�The child�察�standing by her knee�察�And her face�察�

more pale and saddened With the weariness for me。 

     Then   I saw�察 �as   night   grew   darker。   How   she   taught   my  child to   pray�察�

Holding its small hands together�察�For its father�察�far away�察�And I felt her 

sorrow�察    �weighing     Heavier    on   me   than   my    own�察   �Pitying   her   blighted 

spring´time�察�And her joy so early flown。 

     Till upon my hands ��now hardened With the rough�察�harsh toil of years�� 

Bitter drops of anguish falling�察�Woke me from my dream�察�to tears�察�Woke 

me as a slave�察�an outcast。 Leagues from home�察�across the deep�察�Sothough 

you may call it childish ´ So I sobbed myself to sleep。 

     Well�察�the years sped onmy Sorrow�察�Calmer�察�and yet stronger grown�察�

Was my shield against all suffering�察�Poorer�察�meaner�察�than her own。 Thus 

my cruel master's harshness Fell upon me all in vain�察�Yet the tale of what 

we suffered Echoed back from main to main。 

     You   have   heard   in   a   far   country   Of   a   self´devoted   band�察  �Vowed   to 

rescue    Christian    captives    Pining    in  a  foreign   land。   And   these   gentle´ 

hearted   strangers   Year   by   year   go   forth   from   Rome�察  �In   their   hands   the 

hard´earned ransom�察�To restore some exiles home。 

     I was freed�此     �they broke the tidings Gently to me�此           �but indeed Hour 

by hour sped on�察�I knew not What the words meantI was freed� �Better so�察�

perhaps�察�while sorrow ��More akin to earthly things�� Only strains the sad 

heart's fibres ´ Joy�察�bright stranger�察�breaks the strings。 

     Yet at last it rushed upon me�察�And my heart beat full and fast�察�What 



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were now my years of waiting�察�What was all the dreary past�拭�Nothingto 

the impatient throbbing I must bear across the sea�此�Nothingto the eternal 

hours Still between my home and me� �

     How the voyage passed�察�I know not�察�Strange it was once more to stand 

With   my   countrymen   around   me�察  �And   to   clasp   an   English   hand。   But�察�

through all�察�my heart was dreaming Of the first words I should hear�察�In the 

gentle voice that echoed�察�Fresh as ever�察�on my ear。 

     Should I see her start of wonder�察�And the sudden truth arise�察�Flushing 

all   her   face   and   lightening   The   dimmed   splendour   of   her   eyes�拭  �Oh�   �to 

watch the fear and doubting Stir the silent depths of pain�察�And the rush of 

joythen melting Into perfect peace again。 

     And   the   child��but   why   remember   Foolish   fancies   that   I   thought�拭�

Every  tree   and   every   hedge´row   From  the   well´known   past   I   brought�此  �I 

would picture my dear cottage�察�See the crackling wood´fire burn�察�And the 

two beside it seated�察�Watching�察�waiting�察�my return。 

     So�察  �at   last   we   reached   the   harbour。   I   remember   nothing   more   Till   I 

stood�察  �my   sick   heart   throbbing�察  �With   my   hand   upon   the   door。   There   I 

pausedI heard her speaking�察�Low�察�soft�察�murmuring words she said�察�Then 

I first knew the dumb terror I had had�察�lest she were dead。 

     It was evening in late autumn�察�And the gusty wind blew chill�察�Autumn 

leaves were falling round me�察�And the red sun lit the hill。 Six´and´twenty 

years   are   vanished   Since   thenI   am   old   and   grey�察  �But   I   never   told   to 

mortal What I saw�察�until this day。 

     She was seated by the fire�察�In her arms she held a child�察�Whispering 

baby´words caressing�察�And then�察�looking up�察�she smiled�此�Smiled on him 

who stood beside her ´ Oh� �the bitter truth was told�察�In her look of trusting 

fondness ´ I had seen the look of old� �

     But she rose and turned towards me ��Cold and dumb I waited there�� 

With a shriek of fear and terror�察�And a white face of despair。 He had been 

an   ancient   comrade   ´   Not   a   single   word   we   said�察�While   we   gazed   upon 

each other�察�He the living�此        �I the dead� �

     I drew nearer�察�nearer to her�察�And I took her trembling hand�察�Looking 

on her  white  face�察�looking That   her  heart   might   understand All   the love 

and all the pity That my lips refused to say ´ I thank God no thought save 



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sorrow Rose in our crushed hearts that day。 

     Bitter tears that desolate moment�察�Bitter�察�bitter tears we wept�察�We three 

broken hearts together�察�While the baby smiled and slept。 Tears aloneno 

words   were   spoken�察  �Till   hetill   her   husband   said   That   my   boy�察  。�I   had 

forgotten The poor child�撮� that he was dead。 

     Then at last I rose�察�and�察�turning�察�Wrung his hand�察�but made no sign�察�

And I stooped and kissed her forehead Once more�察�as if she were mine。 

Nothing   of   farewell   I   uttered�察  �Save   in   broken   words   to   pray   That   God 

would ever guard and bless her ´ Then in silence passed away。 

     Over   the   great   restless   ocean   Six´and´twenty   years   I   roam�察  �All   my 

comrades�察�old and weary�察�Have gone back to die at home。 ´ Home� �yes�察�I 

shall   reach   a   haven�察  �I�察  �too�察  �shall   reach   home   and   rest�察  �I   shall   find   her 

waiting for me With our baby on her breast。 



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           VERSE�此                  �LIFE AND DEATH 



     ;What is Life�察�Father�拭─ �A Battle�察�my child�察�Where the strongest lance 

may fail�察�Where the wariest eyes may be beguiled�察�And the stoutest heart 

may quail。 Where the foes are gathered on every hand�察�And rest not day or 

night�察�And the feeble little ones must stand In the thickest of the fight。; 

     ;What is Death�察�Father�拭─ �The rest�察�my child�察�When the strife and the 

toil are o'er�察�The Angel of God�察�who�察�calm and mild�察�Says we need fight 

no more�察�Who�察�driving away the demon band�察�Bids the din of the battle 

cease�察�Takes   banner   and   spear   from   our   failing   hand�察�And   proclaims   an 

eternal Peace。; 

     ;Let   me   die�察  �Father�  �I   tremble   and   fear   To  yield   in  that  terrible 

strife� ─�

     ;The crown must be won for Heaven�察�dear�察�In the battle´field of life�此�

My  child�察�though   thy  foes   are  strong   and tried�察 �He  loveth   the  weak   and 

small�察�The Angels of Heaven are on thy side�察�And God is over all� ─�



            
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