May the winds and the waves prove auspicious to thee, And waft you safe on where your wishes may be; Then Heaven befriend you, and reward all your toil, And load up your ship with a pressure of oil.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] After a great fall of snow, sleds, with cattle attached, filled with men and boys, with floating banners and merry bells, cut their way through the snow; thus making the streets passable for lighter vehicles, and for foot passengers.
[B] A name applied by a friend, denoting freshness and vivacity. The Gillyflower united denotes the sweetness of her temper.
[C] “O’er the ferry way,” the residence of my friend’s brother, a delightful farm situated between Bristol and Newport, called the “Elam Place.”
