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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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