OUT ON THE SEA.
Out on the sea, out on the sea. There lies niy fate, 'tis calling for rue ; •Soft, full, and low as » siren she whispers. As the church-bell at even that calls you to
vespers. •Out on the sea, Out on the -sea, Her master, her slave, or her food shall I be?
Oui#on the sea, out on the sea! Romance, love and hope lie embodied in
Thee; The hot blood of youth and the pride of our
race .Ever thy ijungry white horses shall face. Out on ;tbe -sea, Out 'on the sea, To seek life or death -with, our mother the
Out on the soft, out on the sea, In calm or in tempest -there .aball X be, Astride of thy rollers I'll laugh thee to scorn, And love thee again when, thy fury's outworn. Out op the S£», Out on the sea, Hear thy child's answer, O mother, thfi sea! — GrHULLD AIUDY.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 71
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158OUT ON THE SEA. Otago Witness, Issue 2856, 9 December 1908, Page 71
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