  A pearly boat am I, From Silver Crag I hail, Wrought of the sea and sky, Freighted with moonbeams pale. I hoist my purple sails To catch the starbeam's gold, And furl them in the gales The sun blows overbold. Rainbows and flying tints, The sunset's crimson glow, A thousand gleams and glints All day do come and go. But as the silver moon Rolls up the breathless blue, And all the stars in swoon Are hidden from my view, I ope my hatches wide And lade with pearl and sheen, To deck my home-bound bride, The Basin's peerless queen. |
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