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Poem by Henry Newbolt


The Viking's Song


When I thy lover first
  Shook out my canvas free
And like a pirate burst
  Into that dreaming sea,
The land knew no such thirst
  As then tormented me.

Now when at eve returned
  I near that shore divine,
Where once but watch-fires burned
  I see thy beacon shine,
And know the land hath learned
  Desire that welcomes mine.



Henry Newbolt


Henry Newbolt's other poems:
  1. Nel Mezzo Del Cammin
  2. Yattendon
  3. Among the Tombs
  4. Hope the Hornblower
  5. When I Remember


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