Versos English Algernon Charles Swinburne Xiii

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O strong sea-sailor, Whose cheek turns paler For wind or hail or For fear of thee? O far sea-farer, O thunder-bearer, Thy songs are rarer Than soft songs be. O fleet-foot stranger, O north-sea ranger Through days of danger And ways of fear, Blow thy horn here for us, Blow the sky clear for us, Send us the song of the sea to hear.