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By the Seaside.
Till his soul was full of longing,
 And he cried, with impulse strong,—
“ Helmsman! for the love of heaven,
 Teach me, too, that wondrous song!”

“ Wouldst thou,”—so the helmsman answered,
 “ Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
 Comprehend its mystery!”

In each sail that skims the horizon,
 In each landward-blowing breeze,
I behold that stately galley,
 Hear those mournful melodies;

Till my soul is full of longing
 For the secret of the sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
 Sends a thrilling pulse through me.

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