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...loved the great sea more and more ; And hnckwatds flew to her hillowy hreasl, Like a hitd that seeketh its mother's nest; And a mother she was and is to me ; For I was torn on the open sea ! The waves were white, and red the morn, In the noisy hour when I was horn :...

...lov'd the great sea more and more, And backwards flew to her billowy breast, Like a bird that seeketh its mother's nest; And a mother she was and is to me; For I was born on the open sea! The waves were white, and red the morn, In the noisy hour when I was born; And the whale it whistled,...

...loved the green sea more and more ; And backwards flew to her billowy breast, Like a bird that seeketh its mother's nest ; And a mother she was and is to me ; For I was born on the open sea ! The waves were white and red the morn, In the noisy hour when I was born ; And the whale it whistled,...

...Smithfield more and more, And backwards flew to her dirty pens, As chickens seek their parent hens ; And a mother she was and is to me, For I was born in The oxen were active with hoof and horn, In the noisy hour when I was born ; And the drovers whistled,...

...loved the great sea more and more ; And backwards flew to her billowy breast, Like a bird that seeketh its mother's nest ; And a mother she was and is to me ; For I was born on the open sea ! V. The waves were white, and red the morn, In the noisy hour when I was born ; And the whale it whistled,...

...the great sea more and more, And backward flew to her billowy breast, Like a bird that seeketh her mother's nest — And a mother she was and is to me, For I was born on the open sea. The waves were white, and red the morn, In the noisy hour when I was born ; The whale it whistled,...

...backs of gold ; And never was heard such an outcry wild As welcomed to life the Ocean-child ! I 've lived since then, in calm and strife, Full fifty summers a sailor's life, With wealth to spend and a power to range, But never have sought, nor sighed for change ; And Death, whenever he come to me,...